Combined Scrubber and Mop (open access)

Combined Scrubber and Mop

Patent for a combined mop and scrubber. The invention consists of a brush, mop, wringer, and water receptacle.
Date: July 1, 1913
Creator: Shaw, Horace G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Panhandle Water News, July 2003 (open access)

Panhandle Water News, July 2003

Quarterly newsletter of the Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District describing activities and giving groundwater supply updates for each county in the district.
Date: July 2003
Creator: Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Holder (open access)

Pipe-Holder

Patent for a pipe-holder that is designed "to provide a novel, conveniently operated, effective and compact pipeholder" (line 8-10).
Date: July 7, 1919
Creator: Heckman, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Rod Coupling. (open access)

Pump-Rod Coupling.

Patent for "a pump rod coupling and more particularly to a coupling adapted to connect together pump rods made of wood or similar substance" (lines 8-11).
Date: July 22, 1913
Creator: Kemp, Thomas Stephen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve or Cut-Off for Tanks (open access)

Valve or Cut-Off for Tanks

Patent for Valve or Cut-off for Tanks. Improved valve or cut-off for tanks especially discharge valves. Few parts, easy to assemble, easy to operate, intended for extended use.
Date: July 2, 1903
Creator: Leithauser, Peter Jerome; Leithauser, Peter J. & Leithauser, P. J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine. (open access)

Washing-Machine.

Patent for a washing machine with a folding frame, which operates with rollers and springs.
Date: July 9, 1907
Creator: Davis, John Lafayette & Davis, John Wesley
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History