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Composition For Staining Wood.
Patent for a “paint or stain, which, when applied, will harden on the common woods of commerce, render them durable and smooth, and give them the exact appearance of black walnut” (lines 15-18).
Date:
May 16, 1882
Creator:
Gloger, Anton F., Jr. & Gloger, Joseph P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect Destroyer.
Patent for a new and improved insect trap. This design "relates to certain new and useful improvements in devices for distributing liquid poison on cotton and other plants to destroy insect life thereon; and it consists in the [novel] construction and arrangement of parts" (lines 14-18).
Date:
July 18, 1882
Creator:
Binkley, James E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barrel
Patent for ventilated barrels for shipment of fruits, vegetables, meat, and other articles in order to remain fresh
Date:
February 28, 1882
Creator:
McCormick, Willis B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Hole Digger.
Patent for a new and improved post-hole digger. This design "has for its object to provide a simple, durable, inexpensive, and efficient device, the levers of which can be readily separated, so that either of them can be used as a spade or shovel to fill in the earth around the post after it is placed in the hole" (lines 14-19).
Date:
November 21, 1882
Creator:
Armstrong, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History