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General Highway Map Lee County, Texas

Description: Highway map of Lee County, Texas, showing rivers, lakes, creeks, streams, cities, towns, outlying buildings (including schools, churches, and post offices), roads, highways (giving mileage betweem points), bridges, railroads, cemeteries, oil fields, utility lines, petroleum pipelines, mines or quarries, state parks, and airfields. Map includes three inset maps - Tanglewood, Lincoln, Dime Box - a key to counties diagram, and an extensive legend indicating geographical and human-made features. Sc… more
Date: 1972
Creator: Texas State Highway Department Planning Survey Division
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Map of Lee County

Description: Blue line print of survey map of Lee County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, roads, the Old San Antonio Road, and railroads. Hand drawn lines have been made on the published map in red ink. Scale [ca. 1:228,571] (6000 varas to 7/8 of an inch).
Date: 1890
Creator: Maxcy, J. W. & Wynne, Amos
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Cotton Oil Mill Seed Huller

Description: Patent for a cotton oil mill seed huller. This invention is designed to prevent the breaking or drilling of knives by foreign matter. Illustrations included.
Date: February 8, 1910
Creator: Kappler, John G. & Gaines, John
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Baling Press

Description: Patent for the "new and improved Baling-Press which is very simple and durable in construction, and is very easily operated by hand or other power" (lines 4-10) including instructions and illustrations. Patent for a new baling-press, including illustrations.
Date: April 10, 1888
Creator: Mattijetz, Andreas
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Baling-Press

Description: Patent for "an exceedingly rapid baling of the hay, to provide for the easy transportation of the press and the power employed in connection therewith, and to provide for the adjustment of the size of the baling-chamber" (lines 9-13).
Date: February 25, 1890
Creator: Mattijetz, Andreas
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Car-Replacer.

Description: Patent for improvements in car-replacers by using a jack-screw with a swiveled rest secured on top. The swiveled rest consists of an oblong box having rollers projecting above its upper edge. A windlass with a rope is journeyed in the jack-screw, passing through the swiveled rest, over a pulley and out of one end of the rest; the rope end having a hook or other suitable means for connecting it with the car. When the windlass is turned, “the car-body is moved laterally upon the rollers until … more
Date: September 8, 1891
Creator: White, James L.
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Animal-Trap.

Description: Patent for improvements in bait-trigger traps for catching small animals, with instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 15, 1891
Creator: Edwards, Joseph H.
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Baling-Press.

Description: Patent for improvements to a press that bales hay. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 15, 1892
Creator: Mattijetz, Andreas
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General Soil Map, Lee County, Texas

Description: Map displays soil types along with creeks, towns, schools, churches, power transmission lines, oil and gas pipelines, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and symbols.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Brake.

Description: Patent for a new brake design that forms part of the driving mechanism of a sewing machine. The design has been adapted to include a plurality of small rollers that exert different amounts of friction on brake wheels.
Date: July 13, 1913
Creator: Gaines, John
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Car Door

Description: Patent is for car door and support. It goes on to explain that the car door and support were created to serve as a means of forming an efficient rain-proof closure when the door is moved into closed position. Another object is to provide sufficient means for slide-able support for the door and locking mechanisms.
Date: March 27, 1915
Creator: Minton, S. F. & McClellen, R. E.
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[Farmer's Supply Co. Token]

Description: One of a collection of 244 miscellaneous "Texas Trade Tokens." This coin is silver-colored and has partially visible text that says, "Good for [...] in Trade" on one side; on the other it has the text: "Farmer's Supply Co., Giddings, Texas."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[50-Cent Trade Token]

Description: One of a collection of 244 miscellaneous "Texas Trade Tokens." This coin is silver-colored and says, "Good for 50 [cents] in Trade" on one side; on the other it has the text: "Farmers Supply Co., Giddings, Texas."
Date: unknown
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Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[$1.00 Trade Token]

Description: One of a collection of 244 miscellaneous "Texas Trade Tokens." This coin says, "Good for $1.00 in Trade" on one side; on the other it has the text: "Lexington Mercantile Company, I. G. A. Store, Lexington, Texas."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Joekel & Williams Token]

Description: One of a collection of 244 miscellaneous "Texas Trade Tokens." On one side, this coin says, "Good for 25 [cents] in Merchandise" with smaller, partially visible text saying, "[...] St. Paul, Minn."; on the other side it has the text: "Joekel & Williams, Giddings, Tex."
Date: unknown
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Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[5-Cent Trade Token]

Description: One of a collection of 244 miscellaneous "Texas Trade Tokens." On one side, this coin says, "Good for 5 [cents] in Trade"; on the other side it has the text: "Lexington Mercantile Company, I. G. A. Store, Lexington, Texas."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[10-Cent Trade Token]

Description: One of a collection of 244 miscellaneous "Texas Trade Tokens." On one side, this coin says, "Good for 10 [cents] in Trade"; on the other side it has the text: "Lexington Mercantile Company, I. G. A. Store, Lexington, Texas."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[25-Cent Token]

Description: One of a collection of 244 miscellaneous "Texas Trade Tokens." This coin is silver-colored in the shape of an 4-petaled flower that says, "25 [cents] Lexington, Tex." on one side; on the other it has the text: "Pick & Pay Grocery, Self Serving."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
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