84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2819, Chapter 134 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2819, Chapter 134

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to improvement projects of the Sabine-Neches Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas; providing authority to issue anticipation notes and time warrants.
Date: May 28, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1137, Chapter 8 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1137, Chapter 8

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to improvement projects of the Sabine-Neches Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas; providing authority to issue anticipation notes and time warrants.
Date: May 14, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Slack-Take-Up and Cooling Device. (open access)

Automatic Slack-Take-Up and Cooling Device.

Patent for new and useful improvements to Automatic Slack-Take-Up and Cooling Devices for the manufacturing of flexible roofing and other similar flexible materials, including illustrations.
Date: May 22, 1917
Creator: Smith, Frederick C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chain Release for Logging Cars. (open access)

Chain Release for Logging Cars.

Patent for new and useful improvements for a chain release for logging cars, including illustrations.
Date: May 22, 1917
Creator: Dodd, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cheese-Cutting Gage. (open access)

Cheese-Cutting Gage.

Letter Patent for gage "for cutting articles in bulk, such as whole cheese" (lines 9-10); including illustration and instructions
Date: May 1, 1900
Creator: Pittman, J. P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Rim. (open access)

Collapsible Rim.

Patent for new and useful improvements related to demountable rims that are collapsible. This improvement facilitates the removal of a tire in an easier and expeditious manner.
Date: May 20, 1919
Creator: King, Willis C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Steeper and Dripper. (open access)

Combination Steeper and Dripper.

Patent for improvements of steeper and drippers combinations, specifically for tea or coffee, where a container the same depth of the pot will be provided in order to steep grounds easily and quicker.
Date: May 17, 1920
Creator: Nicholls, George Habberton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Filling-Machine. (open access)

Filling-Machine.

Patent for an improved filling machine that automatically transfers predetermined quantities of liquids from one container to multiple other containers such as oils into cans.
Date: May 22, 1917
Creator: Smith, Frederick C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ice Hook (open access)

Ice Hook

Patent for an ice hook.
Date: May 3, 1904
Creator: Ball, Thomas J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Jack-Screws and Clamps Combined. (open access)

Improvement in Jack-Screws and Clamps Combined.

Patent for an invention "to combine a jack-screw or lifting-jack with a clamp, so that they may be interchangeably used." (Lines 19-21) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 20, 1873
Creator: Jackson, Thomas R.; Jackson, Asberry C. & Watson, Claudius S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Windmills (open access)

Improvement in Windmills

Patent for the improvement of wind mills, that includes a detailed description as well as labeled figure drawings.
Date: May 20, 1873
Creator: Jackson, Thomas R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mud-Cleaning Mechanism for Tractor-Wheels. (open access)

Mud-Cleaning Mechanism for Tractor-Wheels.

Patent for mud cleaning mechanism for tractor wheels. The mechanism's objective is to automatically clean from and between the cleats and the ground, and along the rims of tractor wheels while the wheels are in motion. Additional advantages noted are that this mechanism is easily assembled and disassembled, durable and compact, and applicable with multiple styes of tractors.
Date: May 25, 1920
Creator: Williams, Hartwell L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pen-Cleaning Attachment for Inkstands. (open access)

Pen-Cleaning Attachment for Inkstands.

Patent for innovations in "pen-cleaning attachments for inkstands" (lines 9-10). It is a lip that extends past the top of ink-wells, and is meant to prevent blotting. The attachment is "an annular expansible body portion of spring metal adapted to be fitted in the mouth of an ink-well" (lines 93-95)
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Higgins, Pattillo
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Potato and Peanut Harvester (open access)

Potato and Peanut Harvester

Patent for improvements in potato and peanut harvesters. It simplifies the ways potatoes and peanuts are dug from the ground.
Date: May 30, 1916
Creator: Reeder, Addison C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Aluminum Chlorid. (open access)

Process of Making Aluminum Chlorid.

Patent for the process of making aluminum chlorid (chloride) wherein solid materials are preheated to alleviate heating supply issues during the process.
Date: May 28, 1918
Creator: King, George H. & Roberts, Gerald I.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roller-Truck. (open access)

Roller-Truck.

Patent for a roller truck that is comprised of "plurality of rollers, a suitable framework upon which said rollers operate, and an improved means of retaining them in position in said framework." (lines 14-17); including illustration and instructions
Date: May 8, 1900
Creator: Sotey, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Drilling-Machine (open access)

Rotary Drilling-Machine

Patent for rotary well drilling platform improvements. The improvements are to control how the turntable moves without having to change the structure of the platform or having a second person watching while drilling.
Date: May 25, 1920
Creator: Black, Lee Jackson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Oil-Tank (open access)

Safety Oil-Tank

Patent for improvements to safety oil tanks to prevent explosions, including illustrations.
Date: May 6, 1913
Creator: Smith, James H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam Feed (open access)

Steam Feed

Patent for a steam feed. This invention is designed "for sawmill carriages characterized by a steam cylinder, and a piston operating in the cylinder and having its rod connected to the sawmill carriage" (line 9-12). Illustration included.
Date: May 30, 1911
Creator: Black, Lee Jackson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Straightening-Machine (open access)

Straightening-Machine

Patent for an improved straightening machine to "straighten pipes, rails, and allied structures in an expeditious manner."
Date: May 12, 1914
Creator: Boykin, Burwell, Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Templet. (open access)

Templet.

Patent for templets or steel models used in building ships. The steel can be easily shaped into parts.
Date: May 31, 1921
Creator: Nies, Gershom John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6550 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6550

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Under the facts submitted what tax rate can be assessed and collected by the independent school district that is to be formed in Jefferson County?
Date: May 16, 1945
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002:  Southeast Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Southeast Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Southeast Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: May 2002
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Water Source, May 2011 (open access)

The Texas Water Source, May 2011

Newsletter from the Texas Forest Service dedicated to water management, forests, and forestry in Texas.
Date: May 2011
Creator: Texas Forest Service. Water Resources Program.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History