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[Christmas Card From Mabel Vernon]

Description: Christmas card from Mabel Vernon. The front of the card has a green Christmas tree and the text, "A joyful merry Christmas," and the inside of the card reads, "Christmas Cheer and a Glad New Year to You and Yours."
Date: unknown
Creator: Vernon, Mabel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Tarleton State University

[Christmas Card from Modena]

Description: Christmas Card with a black and gold drawing of candles and the text, "Christmas Greetings" on the front. The inside of the card reads, "Season's Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year" and is signed "Lots of Love Modena."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Tarleton State University

[Portrait of the Koenig Family]

Description: Photograph of Stephen Koenig, Sr., Stephen Koenig, Jr., Agnes Walter Koenig posing for a portrait with boutonnieres pinned to their chests. The man (left) wears a dark-colored suit with a patterned bowtie. The child (center) wears a matching suit with a dark bowtie. The woman (right) wears a light-colored shirt with leg-of-mutton sleeves tucked into a dark-colored skirt. She holds a book in her right hand.
Date: 190X
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of the Koenig Family

[Clipping: Arrow Shows You How to Tie a Tie]

Description: Clipping from a magazine featuring an advertisement from Arrow about their new line of ties with step-by-step grayscale images and instructions for tying a four-in-hand knot. Below the instructions, there is a color image of the necktie designs that are available with text explaining that Arrow shirts are guaranteed to coordinate with their tie designs. A portion of a car advertisement is visible on the back, including an image of a yellow car stopped near a curb where a number of people are … more
Date: 1937~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Pages from Catalog Listing Educational Aids]

Description: Partial listing of slides and film that can be rented or purchased as visual aids to teach about topics related to first aid and fire protection. Each entry describes the type of visual materials and availability, with a brief description of the content. There are handwritten circles in red pencil around the titles for "Fire" and "Fire Protection, Modern Magic in."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from R. J. Thompson to Alex Bradford, June 25, 1935]

Description: Letter from an engineer at Kinetic Chemicals, Inc. to Alex Bradford regarding an inquiry about the compounds used for fire extinguishing purposes with a discussion of chemical compositions and boiling points, with an offer to discuss further in person. A handwritten "x" is added in red pencil next to a note about chemicals manufactured by Dow.
Date: June 25, 1935
Creator: Thompson, R. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

The "Eclipse" Quilter. Assignment of Territory for State, County, Town or Shop Rights [Signed]

Description: Legal document assigning rights of the "Eclipse" quilting frame to L. D. Major, allowing him to sell the invention in “all of the states and territory of the United States _east_ of the Mississippi River, _except_ the states of _New York and Pennsylvania_.” A smaller statement is affixed with a seal, noting that the assignment has been registered with the U.S. Patent Office.
Date: {1897-05-19,1897-10-14}
Creator: Major, John H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Private Collection of J. K. Johnson

[Order Form for Typhoon Super-Charger]

Description: Blank form to order the Typhoon Super-Charger, a mechanism that can be installed in a car to change air flow into the carburetor. It includes spaces to note the buyer's address, car specifications, and method of payment, with text regarding the 10-day trial period.
Date: unknown
Creator: Typhoon Products Company Incorporated
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Form Designating Sales Agents for the Great Diamond Quilter]

Description: Form document outlining the terms of an arrangement for Washington B. Click to authorize someone to become a sales agent for the "Great Diamond Quilter," an invention patented (596,616) by W. B. & Isaac A. Click. The document includes blank lines to fill in information about the seller and locations where the agent can make sales. Above the text, there is an illustration of a man seated at a large quilting machine, being watched by a woman on either side and a man in the background.
Date: 1896/1899~
Creator: Click, Washington B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Private Collection of J. K. Johnson

Typhoon Super-Chargers

Description: Pamphlet advertising a mechanism that can be installed in cars to "super charge" their performance by affecting the flow of air into the carburetor. It includes illustrations along with descriptions of what the component does and how it works, as well as installation and maintenance information.
Date: unknown
Creator: Typhoon Products Company Incorporated
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

Average Head - Capacity Curve: Hale Universal Pumper

Description: Detailed intersecting line-graph that shows a motor’s revolution per minute (R.P.M) and the head capacity of a generator. The left side of the graph shows the “Pressure in Pounds per Square Inch” starting at 80 and increases by 20 until 280. On the right side of the graph portrays the Motor and Pump R.P.M starting at 2000 and increasing by 100 until 3400.
Date: June 21, 1937
Creator: Hale Fire Pump Co., Inc.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Image
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Birthday Card From Mrs. Fred White, June 13, 1926]

Description: Birthday card from Mrs. Fred White and dated June 13, 1926. There is a ribbon and embossed drawing of flowers and a butterfly on the left side of the card. The text reads, "Happy Birthday As fair as a rosebud unfolding, Is the birthday that's coming to you, For each year seems a petal of beauty, Your birthday brings to view."
Date: June 13, 1926
Creator: White, Mrs. Fred
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Tarleton State University

Rules of Practice of the United States Patent Office

Description: Booklet outlining the rules related to the grant of U.S. patents for inventions, including explanations of the relevant regulations and forms. This edition includes the text published in 1892, with preceding text for updates and revisions through October 1895. There are a number of handwritten notes and markings in this copy. Index starts on page 95.
Date: October 15, 1895
Creator: United States. Patent Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Private Collection of J. K. Johnson

[Letter to C. A. Snow Attorneys - March 1896]

Description: Letter written to patent attorneys C. A. Snow & Co. inquiring about a patent application for an invention using winding springs to store energy. It asks for the opinion of the attorneys regarding a possible title for the invention and other details about the process.
Date: March 1896
Creator: Click, John Jones
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of J. K. Johnson

[Clipping: Ace Sleuths]

Description: Newspaper clipping featuring an illustrated comic “Ace Sleuths” featuring J. Frank Norfleet of the Hale Center, Texas tracking down five confidence men who swindled $80,000 of his money. On the back of the illustrated comic there is an article describing a 1937 murder case and an advertisement.
Date: 1937
Creator: Allen, Stookie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran
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