title: Improvement in Fences. creator: Willie, William T. contributor: George, W. N. contributor: Eldridge, J. B. contributor: A.M. Photo-Lithogr. Co. publisher: United States. Patent Office. date: 1872-08-20 language: English 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. subject: Inventions subject: Science and Technology subject: Fences. subject: braces subject: cross-pieces coverage: United States - Texas - Washington County - Independence rights: Public Domain type: Patent format: [1], 1 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. format: Text identifier: pat-no: 130682 identifier: https://texashistory.unt.edu./ark:/67531/metapth166788/ identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metapth166788