Box 2
Container
Contains 30 Collections and/or Records:
Experiments and Inventions, 1862 - 1966
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1
Scope and Contents
This series consists of materials that document the inventions created and patented by Benjamin Miessner, as well as experiments conducted by him and his employees. Materials located in this series include but are not limited to patents assigned to Benjamin Miessner; technical drawings, notes, and reports written by Miessner; laboratory notebooks documenting the experiments of Miessner, as well as his employees Charles T. Jacobs, Frederic D. Merrill, and Victor Mumma; developed photographs and...
Dates:
1862 - 1966; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1964
Patents, 1862 - 1966
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
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:
1862 - 1966
Technical Information, 1910 - 1964
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
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...
Dates:
1910 - 1964
Laboratory Notebooks, circa 1915-1964
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains the laboratory notebooks created by Benjamin Miessner, as well as three of his employees at Miessner Inventions, Inc.: Charles T. Jacobs, Frederic D. Merrill, Jr., and Victor Mumma. The notebooks document the experiments conducted by Miessner and his employees throughout his career, including but not limited to his work for Brunswick Balke Collender Company, Splitdorf, and his own company, Miessner Inventions, Inc.Miessner’s notebooks from his work for John...
Dates:
circa 1915-1964
Artifacts
Sub-Series — Box: 2
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains components from Miessner’s inventions and tools used by Miessner in his work. It includes but is not limited to Bernhardt piano hammers, a crystal accelerometer, and a Shure Brothers slide rule.
Dates:
1862 - 1966; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1964
Lists of Benjamin F. Miessner's Patents, 1932-1963, circa 1955, 1963
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:
circa 1955, 1963
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
Non-Miessner Electronic Musical Instrument Patents, July 1957 - December 1962
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:
July 1957 - December 1962
Patent Search: Condenser-Type Loudspeaker, January - February 1958
File — Box: 2, Folder: 13
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:
January - February 1958
Benjamin Miessner Inventions, 1918 - 1931
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 2
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...
Dates:
1918 - 1931
Amplitude Limitation, Anti-Static Tests, 1919 - 1920
File — Box: 2, Folder: 19
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 2
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...
Dates:
1919 - 1920
Continuous Wave Receiver, Frequency Reduction, 1920 - 1926
File — Box: 2, Folder: 20
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 2
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...
Dates:
1920 - 1926
Analysis of Prior Patents and Publications Relating to Vibratory Translations Devices and Electro Musical Insturments, 1939
File — Box: 2, Folder: 21
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 2
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...
Dates:
1939
Phonograph Pickup, 1941 - 1950
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 2
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...
Dates:
1941 - 1950
Technical Data on Hydrogen Thyratron and Nickel Alloys, 1946 - 1954
File — Box: 2, Folder: 24
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 2
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...
Dates:
1946 - 1954
Panoramic Sonic Analyzer, 1951, 1962
File — Box: 2, Folder: 25
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 2
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...
Dates:
1951, 1962
Detectron Model DS-660 Frequency Counter, 1954 - 1956
File — Box: 2, Folder: 26
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 2
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...
Dates:
1954 - 1956
Miscellaneous Technical Information, 1924-1936, 1954-1962
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 2
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...
Dates:
1924-1936, 1954-1962
Miessner Notes and Graphs, 1964
File — Box: 2, Folder: 29
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 2
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...
Dates:
1964
Shure Brothers Slide Rule, undated
File — Box: 2, Folder: 39
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains components from Miessner’s inventions and tools used by Miessner in his work. It includes but is not limited to Bernhardt piano hammers, a crystal accelerometer, and a Shure Brothers slide rule.
Dates:
undated
Benjamin F. Miessner Record Book, circa 1915-1920
Item — Box: 2, Item: 1
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains the laboratory notebooks created by Benjamin Miessner, as well as three of his employees at Miessner Inventions, Inc.: Charles T. Jacobs, Frederic D. Merrill, Jr., and Victor Mumma. The notebooks document the experiments conducted by Miessner and his employees throughout his career, including but not limited to his work for Brunswick Balke Collender Company, Splitdorf, and his own company, Miessner Inventions, Inc.Miessner’s notebooks from his work for John...
Dates:
circa 1915-1920
Crystal Accelerometer, circa 1964
File — Box: 2, Folder: 38
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains components from Miessner’s inventions and tools used by Miessner in his work. It includes but is not limited to Bernhardt piano hammers, a crystal accelerometer, and a Shure Brothers slide rule.
Dates:
circa 1964
Photographs and Negatives, circa 1910-1963
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
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 1910-1963
Miessner Electronic Orchestra Photographs, circa 1930s
File — Box: 2, Folder: 30
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
Miessner Electronic Piano Negatives, circa 1930s
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