Bee-Hive. (open access)

Bee-Hive.

Patent for a "new and useful improvement in bee-hives" (lines 5-6), with instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 15, 1886
Creator: McCullar, John Jackson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn Planter and Dropper. (open access)

Corn Planter and Dropper.

Patent for a new and improved seed planter or dropper. This design utilizes a hopper, a shaft provided with cups, a bevel having a countersunk opening provided with a recess, a gate hinged in said recess and held in contact with the cups on the shaft by a spring, and a concave partition fitting the periphery of the shaft, all constructed and arranged in a novel way (lines 68-75). Additionally, this design utilizes a wheel, the motion of which dispenses the seed.
Date: June 28, 1881
Creator: Dawson, John Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4139, Chapter 969 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4139, Chapter 969

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of a county court at law in Van Zandt County.
Date: June 15, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1897, Chapter 773 (open access)

82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1897, Chapter 773

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the jurisdiction of, number of jurors in, and the clerk serving the County Court at Law of Van Zandt County.
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: Upper East Texas, June 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper East Texas, June 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Upper East Texas area.
Date: June 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Broom. (open access)

Broom.

Patent for a broom that has replaceable straw sections.
Date: June 7, 1921
Creator: Blasingame, Frank P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for a wrench that is cheap to manufacture.
Date: June 20, 1911
Creator: Furrh, Elijah
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grate-Bar. (open access)

Grate-Bar.

Patent for a grate bar for furnaces, which allows for proper air distribution in the furnace.
Date: June 28, 1910
Creator: Wilderspin, Anderson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hopper for Leaching Ashes. (open access)

Hopper for Leaching Ashes.

Patent for improved ash-hopper that is composed of suitable frame, two side boards, two triangle end boards that can be used to improve leaching ashes.
Date: June 7, 1881
Creator: Alexander, Abbington B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of and Apparatus for Making Concrete Monuments. (open access)

Method of and Apparatus for Making Concrete Monuments.

Patent for "an improved method of and apparatus for making concrete monuments and tombstones" (lines 9-11) and makes harder and sets faster than other methods. The end result is meant to look like polished stone.
Date: June 26, 1894
Creator: Cameron, Neill C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History