Ant-Trap. Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Ant-Trap.
  • Added Title Insect Trap.

Creator

  • Inventor: Cottingham, G. W.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: G. W. Cottingham, of Texana, Texas.
  • Inventor: Menefee, John S.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: John S. Menefee, of Texana, Texas.

Contributor

  • Witness: Allen, James W.
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Witness: White, Benjamin I.
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Printer: Norris Peters Co.
    Contributor Type: Organization
    Contributor Info: N. Peters, Photo-Lithographer, Washington, D. C.

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 1860-08-07
  • Acceptance Date: 1860-08-07

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Patent for an ant-trap using a portable receptacle with three different designs, each can be used as an individual trap or in any combinations to lure ants into the bottom of the receptacle without any means of escaping, including illustration.
  • Physical Description: [1], 1 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Patents -- Texas.
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Science and Technology
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Insect traps.

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Jackson County - Texana

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: 29468
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth165108

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