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Soil map, Texas, reconnoissance survey, central Gulf coast sheet
Map displays soil types along with bayous, creeks, rivers, swamps, towns, counties, roads, railroads, and experiment stations.
Date:
December 20, 1911
Creator:
United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reconnoissance soil survey of the central Gulf coast area of Texas
Soil survey of twelve counties on the central part of the Gulf Coastal Plain of Texas bordering the Gulf of Mexico. The counties are Brazoria, Matagorda, Calhoun, Aransas, Refugio, Bee, Goliad, Victoria, Jackson, Wharton, Dewitt, and Karnes. Text describes the area, climate, soils, agriculture, irrigation, and drainage of these counties.
Date:
December 20, 1911
Creator:
Carter, William T. (William Thomas)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Closet-Flushing Mechanism.
Patent for a water closet flushing mechanism, which prevents the water from standing in the toilet bowl where it is liable to freeze in cold weather.
Date:
June 20, 1911
Creator:
Parker, Thomas H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Torpedo
Patent for a shell torpedo launcher for submarines.
Date:
December 20, 1910
Creator:
Douglas, William M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Base for Columns
Patent for a base for columns which drains water away from the base.
Date:
September 20, 1910
Creator:
Riley, Samuel L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aseptic Fountain Syringe or Irrigator
Patent for an aseptic fountain syringe or irrigator for use by doctors that is easily cleaned and portable.
Date:
February 20, 1912
Creator:
Leach, Shirley N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Axle-Skein
Patent for an axle skein that holds the skein on the axle.
Date:
December 20, 1910
Creator:
Bevil, Andrew H. & Bevil, Charles W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pin
Patent for a clothes pin. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 20, 1910
Creator:
Wiley, Alvin Herbert & Banger, John Edward Armenious
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake Coupling
Patent for an air brake coupling for use on trains that opens the air valves when the coupling is attached.
Date:
June 20, 1911
Creator:
Winton, Robert A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Mail-Bag Catcher and Deliverer
Patent for an automatic mailbag catcher and deliverer. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 20, 1912
Creator:
Koch, Rudolph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ant-Trap
Patent for an ant trap with a removable bottom which allows the trap to be emptied easily.
Date:
September 20, 1910
Creator:
Miller, Charles R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner
Patent for a portable crude oil burner that attaches to stoves.
Date:
September 20, 1910
Creator:
Lubbock, William L. & Hamblen, Samuel
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Socket and Switch for Electric Lights
Patent for a combined socket and switch for electric lights that allows different bulbs of a chandelier to be turned on separately.
Date:
August 20, 1912
Creator:
Bailey, Douglas A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination coat and pants hanger.
Patent for a combined coat and trousers hanger that is formed strongly of wire to maintain its shape and durability, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 20, 1912
Creator:
Collier, Frank A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Winding Machine
Patent for a wire winding machine for making well screens.
Date:
August 20, 1912
Creator:
Eastham, Albert Lindsay
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fastener
Patent for a wire fastener. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 20, 1910
Creator:
Kramer, William C., Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for a wrench. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 20, 1910
Creator:
Smith, Henry D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a wrench that is cheap to manufacture.
Date:
June 20, 1911
Creator:
Furrh, Elijah
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Bucket Strainer.
Patent for a well bucket strainer, which strains the water as it is pumped out.
Date:
December 20, 1910
Creator:
Clay, Willim F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Utilizing Sulfur-Containing Petroleum
Patent for utilizing the sulfur content in petroleum obtained from oil. Illustrations included,
Date:
February 20, 1912
Creator:
Eggleston, John E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Utilizing Sulfur-Containing Petroleum.
Patent for a method of removing sulfur from Beaumont petroleum and converting it into sulfuric acid.
Date:
February 20, 1912
Creator:
Robinson, Clarence I.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner.
Patent for an adjustable hydrocarbon burner for use in cement kilns.
Date:
December 20, 1910
Creator:
Dietz, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut and Candy Depositor
Patent for a nut and candy depositor for sending the nuts and candy into a dipping machine.
Date:
August 20, 1912
Creator:
Brunka, Oscar
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Microtome Attachment for Microscopes
Patent for a microtome attachment for microscopes which aids in cutting thin plates. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 20, 1910
Creator:
Poe, James G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History