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Car Coupler.
Patent for a new and improver coupler for railroad cars. This design "consists, first, in a transversely-arranged bar supported by suitable hangers secured to the end of the car a suitable distance above the draw-bar, each end of said transverse bar being provided with hand-wheels having a notch on their outer periphery, with which engage weighed pawls suitably pivoted to the side of the car; secondly, in an arm extending from said transverse bar for supporting the link" (lines 22-31).
Date:
July 12, 1881
Creator:
Farnam, Stephen
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The Portal to Texas History
Fish-Trap
Patent for a fish trap that may also be used to capture birds or various smaller animals. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 12, 1908
Creator:
Crowson, Jonas Henry
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The Portal to Texas History