Resource Type

Animal-Stock. (open access)

Animal-Stock.

Patent for an improved animal-stock that holds animals during branding, dehorning, castrating, &c. It looks like an open-topped cage where the operator puts the animal, and the animal cannot move. The invention is on a platform and can tip to one side and a chain is tied from the top of the machine to the bottom of the frame.
Date: August 27, 1895
Creator: Schecher, Conrad
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint Fastening. (open access)

Rail-Joint Fastening.

Patent for a new and useful rail joint fastening, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 25, 1899
Creator: Betka, Michael
System: The Portal to Texas History