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Improvement in Wagon-Brakes. (open access)

Improvement in Wagon-Brakes.

Patent for a foot operated wagon braking mechanism, including illustrations. Patent for a better alternative to lever brakes on buggies and wagons as the braking mechanism is "out of the way, and not noticeable or prominently visible from the sides of the vehicle".
Date: June 19, 1877
Creator: O'Neall, James M.
System: The Portal to Texas History