Apparatus for Killing Rodents (open access)

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 (open access)

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] (open access)

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. (open access)

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. (open access)

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. (open access)

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. (open access)

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. (open access)

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. (open access)

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. (open access)

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. (open access)

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. (open access)

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 (open access)

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. (open access)

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