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Canal or Ditch Digging Machine. (open access)

Canal or Ditch Digging Machine.

Patent for a canal or ditch digging machine that has a carriage and a mechanism that draws the carriage across the ground, and a boring-tool beneath the carriage. The boring-tool can bore at an adjustable angle.
Date: August 20, 1895
Creator: Hoefs, Otto
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oar Lock Attachment. (open access)

Oar Lock Attachment.

Patent for an oar-lock attachment that allows the oar to be removed but not easily disconnected, using a hook on the oar with a spring plate and an eye on the boat gunwale, with illustrations.
Date: December 20, 1892
Creator: Livingston, Joseph R.
System: The Portal to Texas History