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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.

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

Display Rack

Patent for a display rack for bananas and other fruits for improved mobility.

Date: August 14, 1917

Creator: Stoneham, John A.

Earth-Auger.

Patent for an earth auger.

Date: August 11, 1885

Creator: Porter, Thomas

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.

Garden-Plow.

Patent for a garden plow, which can be used as a plow or cultivator.

Date: August 29, 1911

Creator: Moore, Robert L.

Harvesting-Machine.

Patent for a harvesting machine for corn, which cleanly cuts the heads of corn.

Date: August 30, 1910

Creator: Hail, John Edward

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

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

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.

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

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.