Patents.
Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:
Schickel family papers
Seth L. Sheldon papers
Letters patent for a can opener, correspondence between Seth Sheldon of Ithaca, N.Y. and H.A. Holgate (consulting engineer of Philadelphia), who wished to act as agent, contract, unsigned, between Sheldon and Holgate.
Stuart Otto papers
Papers relating mainly to Otto's contributions to the development of household refrigeration by gas. Included are records of the SORCO Manufacturing Company, Scranton, Pennsylvania, and its successor, the Gas Refrigeration Corporation, New York City. Also, Otto's correspondence concerning the refrigeration industry; files relating to patents on refrigeration machinery; and a typescript history of his involvement in the refrigeration business.
Thomas McCarty patent
Patent given to Thomas McCarty for an improvement in saw mills. Signed by Andrew Jackson, President of the United States, and dated April 8, 1835.
William H. Baker Graphics
This is a collection of textile machinery blueprints, patent drawings, sketches and broadsides.
William H. Simmons patents
These two patents were issued to William H. Simmons for an improvement in spring-vehicles and an improvement in carriages. Both are dated February 22, 1887.