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Net for Crabbing and Fishing. (open access)

Net for Crabbing and Fishing.

Patent for a new and improved net for fishing and crabbing by using a trigger device that would automatically open the net’s “free end” fully and horizontally when the net is lowered on the bed floor of the river. After use, the net can be folded very compactly for easy transport. Illustration is included.
Date: February 17, 1891
Creator: Franklin, Robert M.
System: The Portal to Texas History