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86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4638, Chapter 326
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Bear Creek Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Parker County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date:
May 31, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Air-Brake Appliance
Patent for an automatic air brake appliance for railroad cars that activates if the car derails.
Date:
May 2, 1911
Creator:
Baxter, Joseph Sewell
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle Attachment.
Patent for a bicycle attachment that supports the frame and can be used as a "carrier or support for a child, package, a satchel, &c." (Lines 12-13) Illustrations included.
Date:
May 1, 1900
Creator:
Flinn, William M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Canopy-Frame.
Patent for "a simple, compact and efficient extensible frame adapted to be supported for use either in connection with a bedstead or door and window openings, &c" (lines 9-13). It is constructed to be arranged in multiple positions and "to support the fabric of the canopy in the desired position without risk of tearing or otherwise injuring the same" (lines 15-18).
Date:
May 2, 1899
Creator:
Baggett, Charles Bennett
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pin.
Patent for clothes pins made from non-oxidizable wire, including illustrations.
Date:
May 27, 1913
Creator:
Buckley, John Lee
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Harrow, Seed-Planter, and Cultivator
Patent for a combined harrow, seed-planter, and cultivator to increase the speed of planting and cultivating plants, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
May 22, 1883
Creator:
Ellis, Robert Fuller
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garden-Plow.
Patent for a garden plow to till soil.
Date:
May 31, 1899
Creator:
Stove, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press
Patent for a hay press. This invention uses a toggle lever that becomes active after each stroke of the plunger. Illustration included.
Date:
May 11, 1909
Creator:
Pickard, William Moad
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press
Patent for a Hay-Press, for the purpose of bailing hay. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 28, 1907
Creator:
Hamilton, James William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lamp-Chimney Holder.
Patent for "certain new and useful improvements in Lamp-Chimney Holders" (lines 5-7) which produces an efficient means for adjusting the chimney engaging arms to accommodate different sizes of lamp chimneys.
Date:
May 12, 1914
Creator:
Burgin, Daniel W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Latch
Patent for a latch. Illustration included.
Date:
May 3, 1904
Creator:
Owens, James P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Press Feeder
Patent for press feeder. Illustration included.
Date:
May 8, 1906
Creator:
Tate, William Elbert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Snuff-Box.
Patent for a snuff box "in which the snuff may be conveniently packed for shipment and sale; and which is also adapted to carry the brush so that it is kept out of contact with the snuff and with the clothing, and to provide means for ejecting the brush handle when the box is open so that it may be conveniently grasped and used" (lines 20-27).
Date:
May 30, 1893
Creator:
Powell, Charles L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steering Attachment.
Patent for a steering attachment that keeps the steering wheels of a motor driven vehicle straight. This device is simple and relatively inexpensive, among other advantages.
Date:
May 17, 1921
Creator:
Huffman, Orla L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for a useful washing machine by providing “a device which will thoroughly cleanse the clothes with a minimum of labor and in which the heavier particles of dirt from the pieces washed will be separated from the main washing-chamber and thus kept out of contact with the clothes.” (Lines 10-15) Illustration is included.
Date:
May 26, 1891
Creator:
Hutcheson, Casey E. & Hutcheson, Franklin L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for a mechanized dolly to improve washing machine functionality and efficiency.
Date:
May 17, 1921
Creator:
Huffman, Orla L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History