Combination Steel Bar. (open access)

Combination Steel Bar.

Patent for a combination steel bar meant to easily remove nails and spikes from board without bending the nails or spikes and without splitting the board. It can also be used to remove siding from houses and ships.
Date: July 23, 1895
Creator: Brooks, Jesse S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-468 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-468

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, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Compensation of County Judge of Harris County.
Date: July 23, 1965
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Pool and Billiard Table. (open access)

Combination Pool and Billiard Table.

Patent for a combination pool and billiard table. The table has plugs for the pockets, which can be used to convert the table from a pool to a billiard table. There is also a circular removable covering, which converts the table from a game table to an ordinary household table.
Date: July 23, 1918
Creator: Lee, Hoard
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen. (open access)

Well-Screen.

Patent for a "well screen in which a maximum screening area is obtained without weakening the frame" (lines 11-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 23, 1918
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Show-Case (open access)

Show-Case

Patent for a show case for cigars that easily opens and closes.
Date: July 23, 1912
Creator: Lobenstein, Mack L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History