Improvement in Fences. Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Improvement in Fences.

Creator

  • Inventor: Willie, William T.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: William T. Willie, of Independence, Texas.

Contributor

  • Witness: George, W. N.
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Witness: Eldridge, J. B.
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Printer: A.M. Photo-Lithogr. Co.
    Contributor Type: Organization
    Contributor Info: AM. Photo-Lithographic Co. N.Y. (Osborne’s Process.)

Publisher

  • Name: United States. Patent Office.
    Place of Publication: [Washington D.C.]

Date

  • Creation: 1872-08-20
  • Acceptance Date: 1872-08-20

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Patent for improvement in rail-fence by using “triangular-shaped posted or couplings; it consists in arranging posts of a triangular form and a certain construction diagonally with the rails forming the body of each panel, so that long and short rails may be utilized.” (Lines 14-19) Illustration is included.
  • Physical Description: [1], 1 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Inventions
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Science and Technology
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Fences.
  • Keyword: braces
  • Keyword: cross-pieces

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Washington County - Independence

Collection

  • Name: Texas Patents
    Code: TXPT

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Rights

  • Rights License: pd

Resource Type

  • Patent

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Patent Number: 130682
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth166788

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