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79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 235, Chapter 10
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the qualifications of bailiffs and grand jury bailiffs for certain courts.
Date:
May 3, 2005
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adding-Machine.
Patent for am adding machine by using two disks, one a units-disk with pins in multiples of ten, one a tens-disk, is an annular disk with pin surrounding the units disk, an outwardly spring-pressed holder having a beveled outer end frictionally engaging the pins of the tens-disk and a carrier having oppositely-beveled ends engaged a supplemental pin and one pin on the tens-disks, teeth in the adjacent faces of the holder and carrier, and an idle-gear between them to enable the adding operation. (Lines 50-62) Illustration is included.
Date:
May 12, 1891
Creator:
Wright, Joseph W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a new and improved wrench. This design "consists in the combination of the main bar, which is provided with a head having a suitable recess to catch over nuts, with a sliding head, which has two surfaces to act in connection with opposite ends of the head, but out of line with each other, and a spring-actuated catch, which catches in suitable ratchets made in the main bar, so as to hold the sliding head in position" (lines
Date:
May 22, 1883
Creator:
Hamrick, Jerome Miller.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Front Truck for Planters &c.
Patent for a front truck for planters, which can be used for steering the machine.
Date:
May 24, 1910
Creator:
Brim, Isaac D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter
Patent for a single row planter for corn or cotton. The planter is to be used in virgin soil with out any soil preparation.
Date:
May 7, 1907
Creator:
Dudley, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Lister Plow and Planter.
Patent for a combined Lister plow and planter that both breaks the ground and plants seed. Appears to be a type of early tractor.
Date:
May 7, 1907
Creator:
Dudley, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washer
Patent for a washer. This invention is designed to applied to machinery without disassembling the machinery. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 24, 1904
Creator:
Newberry, Sam
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map
Letter Patent of "a map, drawing or similar device provided with an index" (lines 72-74); including illustration and instructions
Date:
May 8, 1900
Creator:
Bentley, H. L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paper-Bag Machine.
Patent for improvements in the paper-bag machine (related to author's previous Patent No. 689,441, December 24, 1901) for the purpose of improving the mechanism for forming the primary fold of the bag-bottom in the bag-folding process, including descriptions of the machinery, parts, and illustrations.
Date:
May 5, 1903
Creator:
Tyson, Frank
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Yoke
Patent for an animal-yoke.
Date:
May 12, 1903
Creator:
Landers, Willis M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rubber-Extracting Machine
Patent for a machine that extracts rubber from plants. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 26, 1908
Creator:
Kirk, Seth
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fruit-Picker.
Patent for a fruit picker that allows the user to stand on the ground and separate fruit from its stem and that allows the fruit to fall in such a way as to prevent bruising. Additionally, the cutting teeth are adjustable.
Date:
May 8, 1917
Creator:
Young, Valner W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Hole Auger
Patent for an improved post-hole digger/auger with multiple blades that cut in a spiral pattern and has the blades adjust and lock on the base. The blade shanks form a cage and keeps dirt from clogging the blades.
Date:
May 22, 1915
Creator:
Hoover, Orville M. & Ardery, Sarah, J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trousers-Stretcher.
Patent for a trousers stretcher that removes wrinkles and creases from trousers by stretching them. The stretching tension may be increased or decreased as desired.
Date:
May 7, 1918
Creator:
Johnston, Renord C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Indicator
Patent for a numbering indicator used to mark the status of stored batteries.
Date:
May 29, 1919
Creator:
Carter, James William, Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Machine
Patent for an icebox that can be combined with a refrigerator. The icebox will spray the ammonia compressor coil with water, as well as inducing a forced circulation of water in the icebox's freezing tank.
Date:
May 22, 1920
Creator:
Grant, Willburn C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History