Combined Battery-Receptacle and Bell-Support (open access)

Combined Battery-Receptacle and Bell-Support

Patent for a battery receptacle and bell support for doorbells and alarms. Illustrations included.
Date: June 21, 1910
Creator: Koerber, James L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1358 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1358

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Board of Regents of the University of Houston may legally commence, prior to September 1, 1963, to construct a Student Activities Building and related questions under the facts submitted.
Date: June 21, 1962
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bridge Construction. (open access)

Bridge Construction.

Patent for '' bridge improvements, especially for placement over gutters, ditches, and alike ''
Date: May 14, 1920
Creator: McKenzie, Philip A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Lock For Doors and the Like. (open access)

Safety-Lock For Doors and the Like.

Patent for improvements in door safety locks. Adding this simple and easy to manufacture lock allows a door to be locked from the inside, making the door inaccessible to anyone on the outside.
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Kless, Herman L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Tongs (open access)

Pipe Tongs

Patent for improvements to Pipe Tongs used in oil wells by improving the strength and gripping capability of the pipe.
Date: June 21, 1918
Creator: Reed, Clarence E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner (open access)

Oil-Burner

Patent for an oil burner that attaches to locomotives.
Date: June 21, 1910
Creator: Blackmond, William C. & Stoy, Guy Everett
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History