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Fire Escape. (open access)

Fire Escape.

Patent for a new and improved fire escape. This design "relates to that class of fire escapes designed to save life from burning houses or ships; and its object is to provide means whereby a boat or car may be lowered from the side of a vessel, or a car may be raised or lowered to and from the windows of a house" (lines 8-13).
Date: October 21, 1884
Creator: McKinzie, Thomas Duncan
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vermin Exterminator for Poultry. (open access)

Vermin Exterminator for Poultry.

Patent for a vermin exterminator for poultry that discharges an insecticide onto the chickens as they come in and out of the chicken house.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Crawford, William Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. H. Cox to Truett Latimer, March 21, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from H. H. Cox to Truett Latimer, March 21, 1955]

Letter from H. H. Cot to Truett Latimer discussing support for House Bill #714.
Date: March 21, 1955
Creator: Cox, H. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Treating Machine. (open access)

Cotton-Treating Machine.

Patent for improved cotton treating machine that separates cotton fibers from seeds. This cotton treater keeps the cotton fibers long when separating the seeds, including illustrations.
Date: January 21, 1919
Creator: Cassel, John L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History