Animal Trap. (open access)

Animal Trap.

Patent for a new and improved animal trap. This design consists in "the combination of the base-board having the opposite recesses and the transverse shaft, the yoke having the spring-coils mounted on the projecting ends of the shaft in said recesses, the standard having the holding-rod, the trigger, and the guards or prongs secured in the base-board" (lines 20-26).
Date: August 19, 1890
Creator: Anderson, Henry C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Locks (open access)

Improvement In Locks

Patent for an improvement for slide door fasteners and locks. Description and illustrations are attached.
Date: August 19, 1879
Creator: Garlock, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Churns (open access)

Improvement In Churns

Patent for improvements in the construction of a churn dasher. Descriptions and illustrations are attached
Date: August 19, 1879
Creator: Davis, Henry T.
System: The Portal to Texas History