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Myron Norton patent

00-1915-15-2

 Collection
Identifier: 00-1915-15-2

Scope and Contents

A patent to Myron Norton for the invention of a new and useful improvement in the mould for pressing pine apple (pineapple) cheese. Signed by Andrew Jackson, President, Martin Van Buren, Secretary of State, John MacPherson Berrien, Attorney. Witnesses Ethan Walter, Jr. and Horace Norton. Currently housed in aisle 18B: Oversize Box 3.

Dates

  • created: 1830 Oct 13
  • Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1914

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

1.00 items

0.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Source of Acquisition

Mrs. Caroline T. Brooks

Method of Acquisition

Bequest.

Existence and Location of Originals

http://www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org

Related Materials

Lewis M. Norton's Pineapple Cheese Broadside

http://www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=834&q=norton

Other Descriptive Information

This collection was processed with support from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).

Title
Myron Norton patent
Author
Lee S. Cook
Date
02/04/2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository

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