Folding Coop. (open access)

Folding Coop.

Patent for a folding poultry coop "which may be quickly and readily knocked down and folded after the poultry have been removed therefrom" (lines 13-15).
Date: May 12, 1914
Creator: Caldwell, Robert Lee
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Jointing, Gaging, and Setting Saws. (open access)

Device for Jointing, Gaging, and Setting Saws.

Patent for a new and improved device for jointing, gauging, and setting saws. This design consists "[i]n a saw-jointer and gage . . . the body-plate or block, having laterally extending arms, a groove extending entirely through the said arms, overhanging flanges extending from the said arms, a slot in the bottom of the groove forming an open space between the flanges, and a flat spring secured in the groove, facing the flanges" (lines 28-35).
Date: May 5, 1885
Creator: Cummings, Virgil T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment For Sawmill-Dogs (open access)

Attachment For Sawmill-Dogs

Patent for new and useful improvements in attachments for Sawmill-Dogs. This invention relates to sawmill dogs, and has for its primary object to provide a simple and efficient device for retaining the actuating lever of a lever mechanism in adjusted position.
Date: May 29, 1917
Creator: Lynch, C. W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Power. (open access)

Churn-Power.

Patent for improvements in churn-motors by using the combination of an upright supporting frame, “a shaft journaled in the frame, means for rotating the shaft,…..corresponding with the size of the joint between the dasher-staff and pitman, substantially as specified.” (Line 5-15, p.2) Illustration is included.
Date: May 26, 1891
Creator: MaGee, William Joseph
Object Type: Patent
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
Cotton Chopper. (open access)

Cotton Chopper.

Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper. This design consists "of the wheel having the series of arms, the V-shaped fenders secured thereto, the rim having offsets and tapering side edges, the hoe-bars having rollers, and overlapping hoes at their outer ends" (lines 73-78).
Date: May 14, 1889
Creator: Woodbury, Amasa O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History