Box 2

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...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This sub-series consists of visual and textual documents explaining the functions of technical devices or inventions, or documenting research and experiments being conducted by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to blueprints of Miessner’s inventions or devices being used by Miessner in his experiments; descriptions and sketches of inventions being worked on by Miessner and his associates; notes on experiments conducted by Miessner or his associates; and user manuals for devices used by...

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.