Patents
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Grants made by a government to an inventor, assuring the inventor the sole right to make, use, and sell the invention for a certain period of time.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Arvill Wayne Bitting papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 38
Scope and Contents
This collection consists primarily of U.S. patents for glass products and glass making procedures, collected by Arvill Bitting for his work in glass making. Also included are publications written by Arvill Bitting, as well as material compiled by Librarian Emeritus William Hepburn on Arvill Bitting, including a bibliography of Arvill’s publications, bibliographic notecards, a summary of Arvill’s career, and Arvill’s obituary.
Dates:
1839 - 1960; Majority of material found within 1895 - 1921