Clothes-Pin (open access)

Clothes-Pin

Patent for a clothes pin. Illustrations included.
Date: July 13, 1909
Creator: Freeze, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal Trap. (open access)

Animal Trap.

Patent for a new and improved animal trap. This design consists in "the combination of the wire frame having the parallel base-arms, the coiled-springs, the upwardly-extending arms, and the downwardly-extending loop, the loop or ring on the bend and engaged portions of said wire, and the trigger-wire having the frontwardly-projecting point engaging said ring" (lines 80-87).
Date: July 10, 1888
Creator: Beversdorf, Louis, Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lockhart State Park: Trails Map

Map of the Lockhart State Park located near Lockhart in Caldwell County, Texas. The map shows color coded trails, nearby roads, and park amenities. In the lower left hand area is a "Points of Interest" section that provides GPS coordinates and brief description of the site. The reverse side of the map offers information on safety and trail etiquette, and includes a legend that provides a listing of the trails with distance, estimated time, difficulty, and description of the trail.
Date: July 2013
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
News Drop, Issue 3, July 2023 (open access)

News Drop, Issue 3, July 2023

Quarterly newsletter of the Edwards Aquifer Authority discussing news and activities of the organization as well as other information related to programs, projects, and topics related to water management and conservation.
Date: July 2023
Creator: Edwards Aquifer Authority (Tex.). Communications and Development Department
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Knife. (open access)

Knife.

Patent for a knife with multiple curved blades used to cut food.
Date: July 13, 1920
Creator: Oertli, Henri
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Cultivators (open access)

Improvement In Cultivators

Patent for an improved cultivator, with adjustable wheel base, plow height and more (pg 1).
Date: July 23, 1872
Creator: Griffith, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow-Stock. (open access)

Plow-Stock.

Patent for a simply, durably, and efficiently constructed plow-stock that "will admit of changes being made in an expeditious and convenient manner to facilitate the grouping of the shares or plows to be carried by the stock" (lines 11-14).
Date: July 30, 1895
Creator: Abbott, Joseph W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History