Bucksaw. (open access)

Bucksaw.

Patent for "a new and useful improvements in bucksaws to provide a simple construction to secure the saw-blade detachably in position and to tighten the same to any degree of operation." (lines 5-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 12, 1900
Creator: Henry, Hugh
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Broom Rack. (open access)

Broom Rack.

Patent for a new and improved broom rack. This design "compris[es] the lower ring provided in its outer edge with a series of notches adapted to receive the head of the brooms, the upper ring arranged to fit within the opening of the lower ring when not in use and provided with a series of perforations to receive the handles of the brooms, the chains or other suitable means for connecting the rings, and the chains . . . secured to the upper rings" (lines 79-88).
Date: June 24, 1890
Creator: Neely, William D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Compressor (open access)

Cotton Compressor

Patent for Cotton Compressor. "This invention relates to apparatus for compressing bales of cotton and for similar purposes." (lines 11-13).
Date: June 7, 1887
Creator: Taylor, George
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cranking Device (open access)

Cranking Device

Patent for cranking device to start internal combustion engines and designed specifically for automobiles.
Date: June 24, 1919
Creator: Harris, Irvin F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3852, Chapter 587 (open access)

82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3852, Chapter 587

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 2; providing authority to impose a tax, levy an assessment, and issue bonds.
Date: June 17, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Metroplex, June 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Metroplex, June 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area.
Date: June 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 891, Chapter 606 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 891, Chapter 606

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the operation and administration of and practice in and grants provided by courts in the judicial branch of state government; increasing and imposing fees; creating a criminal offense.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2590, Chapter 1128 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2590, Chapter 1128

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the administration, powers, and duties of water districts.
Date: June 14, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ullage-Rod (open access)

Ullage-Rod

Patent for an ullage rod. Illustrations included.
Date: June 21, 1910
Creator: Mackoy, Edgar S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tie-Up Stand for Mail. (open access)

Tie-Up Stand for Mail.

Patent for the tying of mail into bundles. The invention is adjustable and allows for mail of various widths.
Date: June 5, 1917
Creator: Zerwer, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Traction-Engine. (open access)

Traction-Engine.

Patent for a new and useful traction engine, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 13, 1899
Creator: Chappel, John M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock. (open access)

Nut-Lock.

Patent for a nut lock, which holds securely in place and is inexpensive to manufacture.
Date: June 14, 1910
Creator: Posey, James A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate (open access)

Gate

Patent for a gate. Illustration included.
Date: June 20, 1905
Creator: Connolly, Peter H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Swing. (open access)

Swing.

Patent for a framed swing and churn attachment with seats, foot-rests, and spring lever, with illustrations.
Date: June 1, 1897
Creator: Dietz, Thomas H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hame-Hook. (open access)

Hame-Hook.

Patent for "a new and useful invention of hame-hook that can be easily and quickly applied to harness-hame." (line 5-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 5, 1900
Creator: Plumhoff, Edward
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stove Pipe Joint. (open access)

Stove Pipe Joint.

Patent for a new and improved joint for stove pipes. This design has for its object "to secure a firm and safe connection between the sections of pipe, and at the same time to protect the joint so that the pipe is not liable to crack or split at that point. [The] invention consists in combining with the threaded sections of a stove-pipe, a cap or band secured to one of the sections and overlapping the other, so as to inclose and protect the joint" (lines 9-17).
Date: June 2, 1885
Creator: Laughlin, William N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gin Compress (open access)

Gin Compress

Patent for improvements upon the cotton gin-compress which includes driven screws with gearing to make the compress "more effective than that heretofore employed"(lines 10-11) machinery.
Date: June 3, 1919
Creator: Dunlap, Samuel H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Trap (open access)

Fly-Trap

Patent for a fly trap. Illustrations included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Ramsey, Robert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seal-Padlock (open access)

Seal-Padlock

Patent for a seal padlock, designed to "render it absolutely impossible to gain access to the interior of the lock" (lines 12-14). Illustrations included.
Date: June 11, 1907
Creator: Abrams, Frederic
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow. (open access)

Harrow.

Patent for a harrow, which collects stalks after it cuts them that has simplified lifting mechanisms.
Date: June 8, 1909
Creator: Hosford, Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quilting-Frame. (open access)

Quilting-Frame.

Patent for a new and useful quilting frame, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 13, 1899
Creator: Phillips, William Manson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quilting Attachment For Sewing Machines (open access)

Quilting Attachment For Sewing Machines

Patent for quilting attachment for sewing machines that "provide an attachment of simple construction, and readily secured to or removed from the table of a sewing machine" (lines 15-17). Illustrations are included.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Zeigler, Washington M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft-Equalizer. (open access)

Draft-Equalizer.

Patent for improvement in draft-equalizer “to drive a plurality of animals abreast, and is arranged so that neither of the animals need travel upon ploughed ground. It is also designed to obviate the usual unnecessary looseness of the draft connections and to provide for an adjustable tension upon the connection between the opposite equalizing-bars.” (Lines 12-19) Illustration is included.
Date: June 18, 1901
Creator: Shipman, Samuel H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History