Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Northwest Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Northwest Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Northwest Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: July 2002
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weighing Device. (open access)

Weighing Device.

Patent for a weighing device. This device should be an improvement over other methods. The device weighs various articles and automatically sums the total weight of the various articles.
Date: July 20, 1915
Creator: Neeley, Samuel T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mold for Earth and Stone Fences. (open access)

Mold for Earth and Stone Fences.

Patent for a new and improved mold for earth and stone fences. This design "consist[s] of the inclined adjustable sides, having inclined standards, removable boards, and boards, tables, and locking-bolts . . . [and] the sides having lower boards or metallic pieces, upper removable boards or metallic pieces, and inclined standards of the tables, locking-bolts, handles, and stakes" (lines 21-30).
Date: July 26, 1881
Creator: Budd, Lewis R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
File or Bill-Book. (open access)

File or Bill-Book.

Patent for a paper file that has "an index board or cover that it can be moved along the transfer wires from one side of the bottom boards to the other, the same as papers and with or without papers attached to it, and so that when brought around on top of the bottom board and interposed papers it will form therewith a book in which the papers or blanks will be retained for the ready reference or for such use as may be required" (lines 24-33). Papers can be punched with a mechanism on the invention so that papers can be placed onto the retaining wires.
Date: July 10, 1894
Creator: Slaton, William David
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner (open access)

Oil-Burner

Patent for an oil burner designed to prevent choking and corrosion, and to ensure that fluids are properly warmed for the purpose of combustion. Illustrations included.
Date: July 2, 1907
Creator: Swenson, Charles E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History