Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-366 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-366

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of owner of truck registered as a farm truck under Article 675a-6a to transport cross-ties on the public highways of Henderson County, Texas.
Date: February 17, 1958
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher and Splicer. (open access)

Wire Stretcher and Splicer.

Patent for a wire stretcher and splicer device, for "stretching of the wire when a fence is being constructed, the tightening of the wire after the fence is constructed, and the splicing of broken wire" (lines 10-13), with illustrations.
Date: January 17, 1893
Creator: Dowell, Lawson Henrey
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock-Nut. (open access)

Lock-Nut.

Patent for a nut lock that secures two nuts of a pair within a tubular casing through opposing threading and rotation, where one nut is immobilized and the other remaining adjustable to meet situational need. Illustrations included.
Date: February 17, 1920
Creator: Greer, Benjamin J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Pneumatic Toy. (open access)

Rotary Pneumatic Toy.

Patent for improvements in rotary pneumatic toys, "which can be carried by a child and caused to rotate by the action of the air when the toy is carried rapidly or if the air is violently circulated" (lines 11-15) including illustrations.
Date: November 17, 1986
Creator: Laube, Godfried
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History