Cement Kiln (open access)

Cement Kiln

Patent for a new and improved cement kiln for drying gypsum and other materials employed in the manufacture of cement and plaster.
Date: April 28, 1902
Creator: Malone, Samuel R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cement Plaster. (open access)

Cement Plaster.

Patent for a cement plaster that is similiar to "Keene's" cement.
Date: February 28, 1911
Creator: Cady, Jephtha Daniel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insecticide. (open access)

Insecticide.

Patent for improvements in poisons for prairie-dogs, a “chemical compositions adapted to destroy vermin and more particularly prairie-dogs; but it may also be used to destroy many other sorts of vermin, including birds and insects.” (Lines 12-16) Ingredients and instruction of how to mix this compound are included. No illustration.
Date: July 28, 1891
Creator: Staples, David W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sulky. (open access)

Sulky.

Patent for improvements in sulkies by using materials such as curved springs, cross-bar and braces to support the body of the vehicle and making it rigid, with a sturdy frame, the sulky would vibrate freely in every direction. Illustration is included.
Date: July 28, 1891
Creator: Harper, William D.
System: The Portal to Texas History