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Combined Hook and Hammer.
Patent for a combined hook and hammer meant to "combine in its structure the ordinary hook for engaging with the article to be moved, and a handle adapted, when desired, to be used as a hammer, thus dispensing with the necessity for a separate implement of this character, and, second, to combine with the said hook and handle improved means for preventing the accidental contact of the hand of the operator with the article to be handled" (lines 17-26).
Date:
July 2, 1895
Creator:
Tillett, Henry Augustus; Tarpley, Thomas Dee & Moore, Robert Jones
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Poke
Patent for an animal poke which is worn around the belly of the cow or other animal, and pokes the animal when it pushes against a fence and has a hook attached to the back of the poke which will catch onto the fence if they try to go underneath or over the fence.
Date:
July 28, 1908
Creator:
Bush, Caswell C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trolley
Patent for "a peculiar construction" (lines 11-12) that will reduce the liability of a trolley running off of the trolley-wire. This construction "involves a trolley-wheel carried on an axis fixed on the trolley pole or harp and an auxiliary wheel yieldingly mounted on the pole and pressed against the under side of the wire, so that should the pole drop slightly the auxiliary wheel will move relatively to the pole and reduce this contact with the wire." (lines 12-19)
Date:
July 17, 1906
Creator:
Ward, Gurney Enoch
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Header.
Patent for a header for removing the heads of grain, which adjusts to different height grains.
Date:
July 27, 1909
Creator:
Gregory, George L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Interpretive Guide to: Abilene State Park
Pamphlet describing natural qualities of Abilene State Park along with brief overview of park and lake creation and activities offered by the park.
Date:
July 2013
Creator:
Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History