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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
James Lithgow Ewin Patents
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0051
- Creators:
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Ewin, James Lithgow (inventor)
- Dates:
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1873, 1874, 1879.
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Cubic foot1 box
- Repository:
- Container:
- 1
Collection includes three patents issued to James Ewin.
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
This collection includes an English patent paper #2126 for improved vulcanizable water-proof gum, 1873, to Benjamin Joseph Barnard Mills; a U.S. patent paper #151,109 for improvement in the art of manufacturing horseshoes, 1874; and an English patent paper #1194 for improvement in street-lighting apparatus.
Administration
Author
Robert Harding
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Collection donated by James Lithgow Ewin, March 13, 1894.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Robert Harding, 1983
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Political History (now Division of Political and Military History), May 26, 1983.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
James Lithgow Ewin Patents, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Keywords
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