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Combined Rat and Mouse Trap. (open access)

Combined Rat and Mouse Trap.

Patent for a cheaper and more effective trap that displays live bait but is unreachable to animals. The trap will make it "impossible for animals to escape after they have been captured" (lines 26-28), including illustrations.
Date: March 7, 1916
Creator: Bevers, William S., Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fuel-Valve Lock for Motor-Cars. (open access)

Fuel-Valve Lock for Motor-Cars.

Patent for a fuel shut-off valve for motor cars. The device would prevent fuel from flowing from the tank to the engine with the turn of a key, preventing the vehicle from being stolen.
Date: March 15, 1921
Creator: McQueen, Roy O. & Batson, Joseph A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Channel 1] captions transcript

[News Clip: Channel 1]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: March 5, 1990, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Channel 1] captions transcript

[News Clip: Channel 1]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: March 5, 1990, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Poster child] (open access)

[News Script: Poster child]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about five year old Scott Wade Hafen who arrived in Fort Worth for a whirlwind tour of the city.
Date: March 17, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Planter. (open access)

Planter.

Patent for a Planter that is adjustable used to drops seeds, forming a covered furrow so that sub-soil may be plowed.
Date: March 6, 1917
Creator: Baker, Gustavus A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Stirrup. (open access)

Safety-Stirrup.

Patent for a safety stirrup which has a locking mechanism, which will open if a rider is thrown from the saddle to release the foot from the stirrup.
Date: March 9, 1909
Creator: Batson, Joseph A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History