Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-5754 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-5754

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Procedure of the Commissioners' Court of Uvalde County to secure the right to enter the property in question and survey for the right-of-way.
Date: December 23, 1944
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for a "powerful wrench of simple construction, wherein the movement for the operation of the jaws is of slight degree, partially automatic, and easily affected" (lines 41-45).
Date: April 23, 1907
Creator: Tiner, John F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate-Latch. (open access)

Gate-Latch.

Patent for improvement in gate-latches by using a single piece of wire bent and coiled to form a u-shaped latch. Illustration and description of how the latch worked are included.
Date: October 23, 1900
Creator: Smyth, Lewis Miller
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sabinal Sentinel. (Sabinal, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, May 23, 1913 (open access)

The Sabinal Sentinel. (Sabinal, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, May 23, 1913

Weekly newspaper from Sabinal, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 23, 1913
Creator: Baldwin, Harold
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bail for Cans, Buckets, &c. (open access)

Bail for Cans, Buckets, &c.

Patent for a detachable bail (wire handle) for cans and buckets allowing bails and cans to be packed separately and reducing overall packing space.
Date: November 23, 1920
Creator: Tiner, John Frances
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History