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Indicator
Patent for a numbering indicator used to mark the status of stored batteries.
Date:
May 29, 1919
Creator:
Carter, James William, Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pin.
Patent for improvement on clothing pin by using a single wire.
Date:
March 11, 1919
Creator:
Neal, William C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Bag Catcher.
Patent for an improvement to devices that receive mail bags from moving locomotion.
Date:
December 17, 1918
Creator:
Ryan, Augustus M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trousers-Stretcher.
Patent for a trousers stretcher that removes wrinkles and creases from trousers by stretching them. The stretching tension may be increased or decreased as desired.
Date:
May 7, 1918
Creator:
Johnston, Renord C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence-Stay Machine.
Patent for wire working machines, specifically for automatically making wire fence stays. This machine can be operated manually and it is portable.
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Alverson, Lewis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn or Grain Knife.
Patent for an improved corn or grain knife that is simpler in construction and inexpensive to produce. This corn or grain knife is "adapted for use in the hand of the user for clipping the tops of standing grain such as corn, by the simple act of opening and closing the hand" (lines 10-13), including illustrations.
Date:
January 8, 1918
Creator:
Holliday, Thomas B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil map, Texas, Taylor County sheet
Map displays soil types along with creeks, towns, schools, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and symbols.
Date:
1918
Creator:
United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Taylor County, Texas
Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, and soils of Taylor County, Texas.
Date:
1918
Creator:
Smith, William G.; Kocher, A. E. (Arthur E.), b. 1877; Rodgers, R. F. & Watkins, W. I.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Display Rack
Patent for a display rack for bananas and other fruits for improved mobility.
Date:
August 14, 1917
Creator:
Stoneham, John A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fruit-Picker.
Patent for a fruit picker that allows the user to stand on the ground and separate fruit from its stem and that allows the fruit to fall in such a way as to prevent bruising. Additionally, the cutting teeth are adjustable.
Date:
May 8, 1917
Creator:
Young, Valner W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Sheet
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 1:125000
Date:
1917
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jeweler's Pliers
Patent for jewelry pliers. These pliers can hold multiple sizes in jewelry and makes improvements on the ease of cleaning.
Date:
March 21, 1916
Creator:
Sanders, Ira A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Sheet
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 1:125000
Date:
1916
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway Telephone and Signal Sign
Patent for Railway Telephone and Signal System (with illustrations).
Date:
September 30, 1915
Creator:
Neel, George E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher
Patent for an improved wire-stretcher that is able to stretch wires while simultaneously holding the stretched wire during stapling.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Kidd, Burrell L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Hole Auger
Patent for an improved post-hole digger/auger with multiple blades that cut in a spiral pattern and has the blades adjust and lock on the base. The blade shanks form a cage and keeps dirt from clogging the blades.
Date:
May 22, 1915
Creator:
Hoover, Orville M. & Ardery, Sarah, J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Anson Sheet
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 1:125000
Date:
1915
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roby Sheet
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 1:125000
Date:
1915
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Display-Rack for Wall-Paper and Other Merchandise.
Patent for display rack for wall paper and other merchandise. The rack displays wallpaper and other merchandise similar.
Date:
November 10, 1914
Creator:
Ralph, Sidney L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plant-Protector.
Patent for a cloth device that protects plants from wind, while admitting sufficient light to the plant, including illustrations.
Date:
September 29, 1914
Creator:
Campbell, Singleton
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Truing Locomotive Driving-Wheels
Patent for improvements in machines for truing the driving wheels of locomotives. Other possible uses include truing freight car wheels or similar car wheels.
Date:
February 3, 1914
Creator:
Tyler, Joseph C.; Behrends, John A. & Lake, Parks
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel.
Patent for wheels in which spring-spokes are utilized to provide resilience. Provides design in which spokes are curved to correspond with the curvature of the hub allowing fastening to the rim.
Date:
August 5, 1913
Creator:
Martin, Vol
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Maize, Kafir-Corn, And Cane Heading Machine.
Patent for improvements in the construction of maize, Kafir corn, and cane heading machines that allows "a single machine to harvest two rows at the same time" (lines 12-14), reducing labor time and costs, including illustrations and a description.
Date:
June 17, 1913
Creator:
Cozart, Walace Alexander
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn
Patent for a new and improved churn and cooler which allows for easier removal of the cooling liquid and includes illustrations and description.
Date:
April 8, 1913
Creator:
Sibley, William P. & Williamson, Riley B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History