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Lawn-Mower. (open access)

Lawn-Mower.

Patent for an improved lawn mower by having a cutter-bar and finger-bar work together to cut grass that close to trees, fences and or other obstructions, including illustration.
Date: February 3, 1891
Creator: Runyon, Edwin Elijah
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup. (open access)

Stirrup.

Patent for an improvement in stirrups by using the horns of animals to make an ornamental serviceable stirrup. Illustration is included.
Date: June 9, 1891
Creator: Baker, Joseph W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for improvements in car-couplings known as “automatic” by providing actuate means to “throw the pin downward and locks the link in a horizontal position.” (Lines 24-25) For uncoupling the cars from either the top or either side of the car; “a spring-actuated device is provided for keeping the link in a horizontal position with a yielding force.” (Lines 27-29) Illustration is included.
Date: August 18, 1891
Creator: Cole, Henry J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator and Scraper. (open access)

Cultivator and Scraper.

Patent for improvements in cultivators and scrapers: "The object of our invention is to provide a cultivator and scraper of simple and economical construction" (lines 15-17).
Date: October 13, 1891
Creator: Huneycutt, Noah & Moseley, Thomas Elverton
System: The Portal to Texas History