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CANNING SHRIMPS AND OTHER FISH. (open access)

CANNING SHRIMPS AND OTHER FISH.

Patent for a method for "canning shrimps and/other like shellfish and has for its object the better preservation of the fish and greater expedition, and cheapness in canning" (lines 7-10)with illustrations and instructions.
Date: April 6, 1880
Creator: Pecor, Emmett C. & Bartlett, F. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Guard for Railway-Trucks. (open access)

Safety-Guard for Railway-Trucks.

Patent for a new design of a guard-rail to make train wheels move more safely, with illustrations.
Date: September 6, 1887
Creator: Tull, Francis Shalis.
System: The Portal to Texas History