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Improvement in Ox-Bows. (open access)

Improvement in Ox-Bows.

Patent for improvements to ox-bows so that they "shall not require bending, and which may be made in parts of the country where timber suitable for bending is scarce" (lines 9-12).
Date: May 24, 1870
Creator: Moore, Alfred L. D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Kilns. (open access)

Improvement in Kilns.

Patent for an improvement in the construction of kilns.
Date: September 27, 1870
Creator: Taylor, Peter C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Gun-Locks. (open access)

Improvement in Gun-Locks.

Patent for "a novel application of hair-trigger catch to the main trigger, which operates together with a holder and separate springs." (Lines 30-33) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 16, 1870
Creator: Deutz, Joseph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Fort Concho Reserve

Cadastral map of the 1648 acre Fort Concho Reserve, showing property lines, ownership, and plat numbers. The map also includes roads, rivers, mail stations, and Fort Concho. Scale [ca. 1:17,000] (500 varas to the inch).
Date: 1870
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History