Improvement in Road-Scrapers. (open access)

Improvement in Road-Scrapers.

Patent for an improvement in road-scrapers which "consists in hanging the scoop to the carriage in such a manner that it may always be made to scrape in horizontal planes whether the carriage run on a level surface or on a hill side; and also in certain devices for holding the scoop suspended above the ground while moving from place to place." (Lines 9-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 26, 1872
Creator: Coy, Elihu E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fences. (open access)

Improvement in Fences.

Patent for a new arrangement of posts, rails, and false posts in fence construction. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 12, 1872
Creator: Stone, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History