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Trap. (open access)

Trap.

Patent for animal trap especially designed for trapping rats, mice, minks and other small animals. This animal trap has a pair of pivoted doors arranged on the opposite sides of a baiting standard, which is also vertically adjustable. The purpose of this trap is to drown the animals that have become entrapped.
Date: February 1, 1921
Creator: Wigington, William L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump. (open access)

Pump.

Patent for a pump, designed to increase the flow of water without increasing the length of the stroke or the numbers of strokes of the plunger rod. The pump lifts water by force and suction simultaneously.
Date: February 24, 1914
Creator: Muncy, David J.
System: The Portal to Texas History