Patent US690236

An old forgotten bit of culture-making, which may seem hilariously small now, but on the scale of an early twentieth century milking shed, not insignificant. “The object of my invention is the production of a cow-tail holder which is very simple in construction and operation and cheap in its production and which will not annoy the cow or interfere with the milking operation and which can be readily attached and detached.” [](http://www.google.com/patents?id=-Fo_AAAAEBAJ&zoom=4&dq=C. W. Colwel 1901&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f;=false)

from “Patent US690236 - COW-TAIL HOLDER,” awarded to C. W. Colwell of Delhi, New York, United States Patent Office, 31 December 1901 :: via Tweets of Old