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Pocket Hanger for Hats and Coats. (open access)

Pocket Hanger for Hats and Coats.

Patent for a new and improved portable hat- and coat-hanger. This design utilizes two metal hooks, each of which fold into a metal handle, so that one hangs from a surface while the other hangs an article of clothing. One hook should be sharp enough to engage with a wall, while the other need not be sharp to hang an article from the back of a chair or pew.
Date: February 14, 1882
Creator: McDonald, Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rat Trap. (open access)

Rat Trap.

Patent for a new and improved rat trap. This design consists of "the pendulum bait-frame, in combination with triggers and attached to cam-springs and weighted trap-doors and rollers" (lines 59-62).
Date: February 7, 1882
Creator: Younger, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History