Box 2
Container
Contains 2 Collections and/or Records:
Wurlitzer Patents - Pianos and Organs, 1951 - 1961
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains patents assigned to or collected by Benjamin Miessner. It includes patents for Miessner’s inventions; patents granted to Miessner’s company, Miessner Inventions, Inc.; and other inventors’ patents that Miessner collected and referenced when working on his own inventions.Types of inventions for which there are patents include but are not limited to electronic musical instruments, fountain pens, and smoking devices.Some patents may be located in...
Dates:
1951 - 1961
Experiments and Devices, circa 1930s-1960s
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates:
circa 1930s-1960s