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Insecticide
Patent for an insecticide specifically for insects that burrow into the shucks of corn. "The general object of my invention is to provide a compound capable, when affected by moisture incidental to the sweating of the corn in the crib, of generating a poisonous gas which will permeate the shucks and reach and destroy the insect within the shucks, where it cannot be destroyed by simply sprinkling the corn with a poisonous powder or solution" (lines 17-25).
Date:
September 13, 1892
Creator:
Carter, Joseph John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life-Boat.
Patent for an improved life boat that "consists principally of a central closed hull equipped with propelling machinery, and floats extending on the sides of the said hull and rigidly secured thereto, to support the hull in position." (Lines 12-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 1, 1896
Creator:
James, William F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hunting-Knife.
Patent for a new and useful improvement in hunting knives, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 5, 1899
Creator:
Shelton, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Clothes-Pounder.
Design patent for a clothes-pounder that consists of a hollow conical body provided at an immediate point with a downwardly-dished diaphragm.
Date:
September 27, 1898
Creator:
Crooker, Heman D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History