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Clothes-Pin. (open access)

Clothes-Pin.

Patent for a clothes pin made from spring metal that "automatically adapt[s] itself to lines of different thicknesses, and whereby the pin may be used to retain an exceedingly thin article in engagement with the line as effectually as an exceedingly thick article, the pin being capable of holding a bit of lace and likewise a heavy blanket or quilt" (lines 11-18). It is especially designed for use with metal clothes lines.
Date: October 31, 1893
Creator: Jones, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1893 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 31, 1893
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stump-Puller. (open access)

Stump-Puller.

Patent for a simple and effective stump puller that pulls stumps entirely from the ground using a large amount of force. The machine uses a series of pulleys, hooks, levers, and cranks.
Date: October 31, 1893
Creator: Rupe, Salathiel C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History