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Improvement in Rotary Cultivators and Choppers (open access)

Improvement in Rotary Cultivators and Choppers

Patent for an improvement to the design of a rotary cultivator and chopper, including illustrations.
Date: May 11, 1875
Creator: Fenley, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fish and Rat Trap (open access)

Fish and Rat Trap

Patent for fish and rat trap that can catch bait robbers as well as fish to reduce the nuisance for fishermen. The device contains a sensitive trigger release mechanism that can be activated under water at any point.
Date: July 11, 1916
Creator: Cotton, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History