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Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6929

Description: 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: Clarification of duties and responsibilities of certain officials in Dallas County when certain shortages appear in the accounts of the Tax Assessor-Collector.
Date: December 22, 1945
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
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Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1336

Description: 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: Liability of an undivided 1/3 interest in a tract of land owned by the Dallas County Hospital District for ad valorem taxes.
Date: May 22, 1962
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
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Lubricating Device.

Description: Patent for a new and improved lubricating device. This design consists of "[t]he combination, with the cross-head of an engine or other reciprocating part of machinery, and the guides or ways on which it works, of a reservoir for the lubricant, a wheel for taking up and applying the same to the friction-surface with which the wheel works in contact, and a spring for supporting the wheel" (para. 10). This design prevents dust and other pollutants from entering the reservoir.
Date: January 22, 1878
Creator: Walton, Franklin B.
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Weight for Horses' Hoofs.

Description: Patent for improvement in weights for horses’ hoofs by providing “a toe-weight or side weight which will adjust itself to the inclination of the hoof to which it is applied, and further, to provide a weight that will be self-locking, be effectively held against rattling, and be readily attachable and detachable.” (Lines 9-14) Illustration is included.
Date: September 22, 1891
Creator: King, George R.
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Type-Writing Machine.

Description: Patent for a new and useful improvement in type writing machines, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 22, 1898
Creator: Wendelken, Frederick S.
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Hydrant.

Description: Patent for a fire hydrant, which can send a normal pressure flow of water into a hose before a fire engine is attached to allow water to be put on a fire faster. Once the fire engine is attached, the hydrant will switch to high pressure water flow.
Date: October 22, 1907
Creator: Midgett, Franklin G.
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Military or Other Insignia

Description: Patent for improved military or other insignia pin. It is an attempt to improve the pin design with stronger materials and different construction methods.
Date: October 22, 1918
Creator: Semans, Clare L & Heiligman, Edward C.
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Shade and Curtain Fixture

Description: Patent for a fixture that holds a variety of curtain rod sizes, preventing the need to mount a new fixture every time a rod is mounted.
Date: May 22, 1906
Creator: Staten, Claude S.
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Shelving

Description: Patent for a shelving unit designed to display books for sale in a storefront, including illustrations.
Date: June 22, 1920
Creator: Wieman, Herman A.
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Headlight

Description: Patent for a headlight used with automobiles. Illustration included.
Date: November 22, 1910
Creator: {Kohout, Frederick & Langley, Robert C.
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Calendar.

Description: Patent for "a perpetual calendar embodying such a construction that the movement of a finger device will turn wheels, so as to successively display the names of the days of the week, the numbers of the days of the months, and the names of the months, the mechanism being such that the name of a month will be displayed until the numbers of all its days have been displayed, when the name of the succeeding month will be displayed, and so on." (Lines 13-22) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 22, 1896
Creator: Dickason, Frank B.
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Cabinet for Blanks.

Description: Patent for"cabinets, cases, or boxes designed for use in hotels, post-offices, and other places where stationery is required by guests or other portions of the public." (Lines 10-13) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 22, 1897
Creator: Kinsel, Abram Myers; Hunter, George Alexander & Nolley, Seth Ballard
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Horse-Collar.

Description: Patent for a horse collar that prevents "grinning", i.e., "a slight enlarging of the apertures or slits provided in the outer edge of the lining of a horse collar to receive the thong lacing commonly employed to connect said edge to the corresponding edge of the front of the collar."
Date: June 22, 1915
Creator: Schenkenberg, Frederick
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Elevated Carrier

Description: Patent for an elevated carrier, primarily used to travel merchandise and such from one point to another.
Date: July 22, 1919
Creator: Smiley, John F.
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Drill-Bit.

Description: Patent for improvements in drill bit constructions that allows the drill bit to be switched out and the new bit locked in so it is secure.
Date: June 22, 1920
Creator: Midgett, Penelton G.
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