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William Edward Newton patent with seal of Queen Victoria

Description

Patent for improved instrument for taking altitudes, with attached seal (2 pages, 52 x 76 cm, 46 x 61 cm). Includes several other documents: indenture, 1698 (23 x 64 cm); "Professor Bache Washington City or the High School Philadelphia" booklet of mechanical diagrams, undated (10 pages, 33 x 21 cm); William Edward Newton patent, 1856 July 28 (33 x 21 cm); William Edward Newton specifications (copy), 1857 January 26 (2 pages, 42 x 34 cm); John Stinson patent, 1855 September 18 (3 pages and two attached drawings, 51 x 38 cm).

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1856 July 28
Call number
mssShapiro
Creator
Shapiro, L. Dennis(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
On deposit from L. Dennis and Susan R. Shapiro, December 2019, September 2020, and January 2021.
Gift of Susan R. Shapiro, January 2022.
Gift of Susan R. Shapiro, February 2022.
Gift of Susan R. Shapiro, January 2023.
Gift of Susan R. Shapiro, December 2024.
Restrictions
RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
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