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Fly-Trap. (open access)

Fly-Trap.

Patent for a fly trap which consists of a motor powered turning cylinder coated in a sticky substance to attract flies, which is placed within a cage to catch flies scraped from the cylinder.
Date: March 17, 1908
Creator: Richbourg, Joseph Fletcher
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustrations included.
Date: December 17, 1907
Creator: Sodekson, Nathan S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buckle-Hook. (open access)

Buckle-Hook.

Patent for a new buckle hook, specifically a back-band buckle for use with a harness that is "of simple and inexpensive construction designed to firmly grip the back-band or strap of the harness and retain the same in adjusted position" (lines 12-15), including illustrations.
Date: April 17, 1906
Creator: Reid, William W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mineola Daily Argus (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 17, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 17, 1903 (open access)

The Mineola Daily Argus (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 17, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 17, 1903

Daily newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 17, 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bedstead Fastening. (open access)

Bedstead Fastening.

Patent for connecting legs to side rails of beadsteads.
Date: April 17, 1900
Creator: Rape, Augustus D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History