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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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
83rd Texas Legislature, Second Called Session, House Concurrent Resolution 18
Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives commemorating the delivery of the final C-130J Super Hercules to Dyess Air Force Base.
Date:
August 19, 2013
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Abilene State Park [Rack Card]
Card advertising Abilene State Park with brief descriptive information and a summary of activities, facilities, and other features of the location.
Date:
August 2014
Creator:
Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harvesting-Machine.
Patent for a harvesting machine for corn, which cleanly cuts the heads of corn.
Date:
August 30, 1910
Creator:
Hail, John Edward
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garden-Plow.
Patent for a garden plow, which can be used as a plow or cultivator.
Date:
August 29, 1911
Creator:
Moore, Robert L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Earth-Auger.
Patent for an earth auger.
Date:
August 11, 1885
Creator:
Porter, Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Display Rack
Patent for a display rack for bananas and other fruits for improved mobility.
Date:
August 14, 1917
Creator:
Stoneham, John A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History