Apparatus for Killing Rodents (open access)

Apparatus for Killing Rodents

Patent for an apparatus for killing rodents "that may be used effectively for the destruction of all animals that burrow in the ground; and it consists in a furnace for the generation of sulphurous odors or other suffocating gases and a pump for forcing the gases into the burrows of the animals . . . ."
Date: August 22, 1882
Creator: Palmer, Austin D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretching Spool-Carrier. (open access)

Wire-Stretching Spool-Carrier.

Patent for a wire-stretching spool-carrier that can be easily mounted to the back of a wagon and can stretch wires to the desired amount of tension. Coils are on the mount on the wagon.
Date: August 14, 1894
Creator: Williams, Thomas P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel. (open access)

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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harvesting-Machine. (open access)

Harvesting-Machine.

Patent for a harvesting machine for corn, which cleanly cuts the heads of corn.
Date: August 30, 1910
Creator: Hail, John Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Escape. (open access)

Fire-Escape.

Patent for a new and useful fire escape, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 2, 1898
Creator: Buck, Sterling P. & Meaker, Charles L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine. (open access)

Washing-Machine.

Patent for washing machines that are "capable of thoroughly and rapidly washing clothes and other fabrics without wearing, tearing, or otherwise injuring them and at the expenditure of a minimum amount of labor." (Lines 13-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 31, 1897
Creator: Raley, Sylvester B. & Raley, Timothy M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Handling Tool. (open access)

Wire-Handling Tool.

Patent for a wire handling tool for stretching wire netting that adjusts to different size wire widths.
Date: August 31, 1909
Creator: Totten, Milo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Garden-Plow. (open access)

Garden-Plow.

Patent for a garden plow, which can be used as a plow or cultivator.
Date: August 29, 1911
Creator: Moore, Robert L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Poultry-Nest. (open access)

Poultry-Nest.

Patent for a poultry nest structure for chickens that has individual nest areas and allows for easy removal of the eggs.
Date: August 18, 1908
Creator: Welch, Simeon
System: The Portal to Texas History
Earth-Auger. (open access)

Earth-Auger.

Patent for an earth auger.
Date: August 11, 1885
Creator: Porter, Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display Rack (open access)

Display Rack

Patent for a display rack for bananas and other fruits for improved mobility.
Date: August 14, 1917
Creator: Stoneham, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Planter. (open access)

Cotton-Planter.

Patent for a simple and efficient cotton planter that plants four or more rows at once. It works over rough, stony, and uneven ground; its operation is that it opens a furrow, drops the seed, and puts dirt over the seeds.
Date: August 20, 1895
Creator: Mannewitz, Maximilian
System: The Portal to Texas History