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Trap (open access)

Trap

Patent for a trap for rodents. The invention consists of multiple doors for actuation by the weight of the rodent. Illustration included.
Date: April 16, 1907
Creator: Yturri, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Track Construction (open access)

Railway-Track Construction

Patent for a railroad tie. Illustration included.
Date: April 16, 1907
Creator: King, Alphonse
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Roof. (open access)

Metallic Roof.

Patent for a metallic roof that has "an improved means for securing the adjoining edges of the metallic strips together, whereby a tight water proof joint is produced and the metal strips securely attached to the sheathing of the roof" (lines 15-20).
Date: April 16, 1895
Creator: Flatau, Louis S.
System: The Portal to Texas History