Resource Type

Linden Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
Date: 1910
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Atlanta Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
Date: 1910
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Rein-Holder and Whip-Socket (open access)

Combined Rein-Holder and Whip-Socket

Patent for a combined rein holder and whip socket in the dashboard of vehicles.
Date: January 21, 1913
Creator: Bean, Jesse Alfonso
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cross-Tie. (open access)

Cross-Tie.

Patent for a railroad cross tie made of concrete and metal, which can be attached without spikes or bolts.
Date: October 24, 1911
Creator: Whaley, Albert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Preserving Wooden Poles (open access)

Apparatus for Preserving Wooden Poles

Patent for an apparatus for preserving treated wooden poles. Illustrations included.
Date: April 26, 1910
Creator: Logan, John T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stamp Affixer (open access)

Stamp Affixer

Patent for
Date: August 16, 1910
Creator: Harwell, Marvin E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump System. (open access)

Pump System.

Patent for a pump system with an improved air compressor for use in cars that produces a very quiet engine.
Date: July 25, 1911
Creator: Read, William K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Filing Machine. (open access)

Saw-Filing Machine.

Patent for a saw filing machine that keeps the teeth of saws properly aligned, while they are being sharpened.
Date: February 27, 1912
Creator: Haltom, Samuel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rein-Holder (open access)

Rein-Holder

Patent for a rein holder for attachment to vehicles that stays securely in place.
Date: February 4, 1913
Creator: Bean, Jesse Alfonso
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Relief Valve Gear (open access)

Relief Valve Gear

Patent for relief valve gear. Illustration included.
Date: October 1, 1912
Creator: Edwards, George F. & Tilson, Martin D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Currycomb and Brush (open access)

Currycomb and Brush

Patent for a curry comb and brush. Illustrations included.
Date: May 7, 1912
Creator: Endsley, Horace F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker (open access)

Cotton-Picker

Patent for a cotton picker that can be used on several rows of cotton at a time. Illustrations included.
Date: July 16, 1912
Creator: Meier, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shoe Blacking and Polishing Machine (open access)

Shoe Blacking and Polishing Machine

Patent for an invention "to improve the construction of shoe blacking and polishing machines" (lines 10-12) Illustrations included.
Date: June 25, 1912
Creator: Bean, Jesse Alfonso
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gas-Burner. (open access)

Gas-Burner.

Patent for a gas burner, which can have the mixture of gas and air adjusted.
Date: March 15, 1910
Creator: Mintier, Thomas H. & Jennings, Harry J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper with an attachment for a guided chopper. This cotton chopper allows for the chopping device to engage the soil when the device is driven over various types of soil.
Date: January 9, 1912
Creator: Tedder, Morgan C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Subsoil Attachment for Plows. (open access)

Subsoil Attachment for Plows.

Patent for a subsoil attachment for plows in which the attachment can be “held fixedly relative to the plow so as to be maintained constantly at the desired depth without pushing upwardly under the resistance offered by the soil. This attachment can also be adjusted easily to plow to the desired depths.” (P. 1, lines 15-22.) Illustration is included.
Date: October 14, 1913
Creator: Mathis, William R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rock-Drill. (open access)

Rock-Drill.

Patent for a composite rock drill composed of granular metal or minerals held together in a binder to present sharp points for the efficient drilling of rock and other substances.
Date: April 1, 1913
Creator: Blackburn, Julian E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shock-Absorber. (open access)

Shock-Absorber.

Patent for a shock absorber for motor vehicles that have springs systems extending transversely to the vehicle body. The shock absorber is designed to absorb and break the sudden movements of the vehicle enabling an easier ride than would otherwise be possible.
Date: October 30, 1917
Creator: Williams, Robert Sears
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Septic Tank (open access)

Septic Tank

Patent for Septic Tank for sewage disposal. This patent improves previous models, due to its easily instillation.
Date: April 8, 1913
Creator: Payne, George Ralph & Moore, Stewart
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Dropper. (open access)

Seed-Dropper.

Patent for a seed dropper that is used to drop peas or other seeds between hills of corn. This tool is very light and can be handled with one hand.
Date: July 31, 1917
Creator: Hefner, John M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pin. (open access)

Clothes-Pin.

Patent for an improved clothes pin made from resilient wire stock and comprised of side by side loops and nipping jaws, including illustrations.
Date: August 11, 1915
Creator: Griffin, William Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for a new type of wrench.
Date: May 18, 1915
Creator: Bean, Jesse A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel. (open access)

Wheel.

Patent for an improved and resilient spring wheel for a vehicle.
Date: December 23, 1913
Creator: Collinsworth, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooking-Range. (open access)

Cooking-Range.

Patent for a cooking-range that "heat may be conducted from the firebox above the oven, and into a lid compartment" (lines 11-12).
Date: November 18, 1913
Creator: Daniel, James Edward
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History