Fertilizer-Distributer. (open access)

Fertilizer-Distributer.

Patent for improvements in fertilizer distributers by using a combination of a hopper, a detachable drill-chute, two shafts with fingers inside the hopper, and an inclined spring-held and adjustable apron attached at the rear end of the hopper. This adjustable apron allows the shafts to operate effectively and efficiently. Illustration is included.
Date: August 4, 1891
Creator: Barron, John Davis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Riveting Machine. (open access)

Riveting Machine.

Patent for a new and improved riveting machine. This design "consist[s], essentially, of an upright-frame having a vertically-movable driving-rod therein, a vertically-separable set loosely mounted upon the lower end of the driving rod, and a stationary upright removably mounted in the frame beneath the driving-rod and set, [and] said upright having a spring-actuated sleeve extending above the upper end thereof" (lines 66-74).
Date: August 5, 1890
Creator: Carl, Reinhold A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fishing Signaling Apparatus. (open access)

Fishing Signaling Apparatus.

Patent for a signal that is put on a fishing pole that helps see if a fisher has a bite at night.
Date: August 14, 1916
Creator: Evans, Lyda D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Handling Seed-Cotton (open access)

Apparatus for Handling Seed-Cotton

Patent for a seed-cotton handling machine for use in cotton gins which as an improved elevator and feeding system.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Fuller, James T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin. (open access)

Cotton-Gin.

Patent for a cotton gin that has a large ginning capacity (similar to saw types of gins) and also preserves the fiber (similar to roller types of gins).
Date: August 19, 1902
Creator: Fuller, James T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle. (open access)

Bottle.

Patent for non-refillable bottles which can be filled and emptied easily with inexpensive construction. Instead of a stopper, a bottleneck pattern can be used which is efficient and safer.
Date: August 5, 1902
Creator: Holland, Willie Washington
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Crate. (open access)

Collapsible Crate.

Patent for a collapsible crate, which is easier to ship while collapsed and cheaper to make.
Date: August 6, 1907
Creator: Ivey, Henry Curtis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel-Planter (open access)

Wheel-Planter

Patent for an improvement on a patent granted on the 4th of October 1870, numbered 108,032.
Date: August 7, 1888
Creator: Kling, Peter
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Word-Counter for Type-Writing Machines. (open access)

Word-Counter for Type-Writing Machines.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in word counters for type writing machines, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 2, 1898
Creator: Moseley, Marion S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
School Performance Review of Calvert Independent School District (ISD), August 2003 (open access)

School Performance Review of Calvert Independent School District (ISD), August 2003

A performance review of the Calvert Independent School District to assess their use of state funds in different areas of the school.
Date: August 19, 2011
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History