ORU_CA1883June19.xml Guide to the James C. Smith Letters Patent Smith (James C.) letters patent Tanya Parlet. Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2013
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-12-22. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
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James C. Smith letters patent United States. Patent Office CA 1883 June 19 0.025 linear feet 1 folder 1883 June 19 The collection contains a letters patent issued on June 19, 1883 to James C. Smith, of The Dalles, Oregon, for his invention of an improved hand-powered drilling machine (no. 279,834). The collection also includes a leather envelope pouch. 1 folder. English . 1 (shares a clamshell box)

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 Smith, James C., active 1883 United States. Patent Office Oregon--History--19th century Letters patent--United States Drilling and boring machinery--Patents Inventors--Oregon--Dalles Machinery and equipment Oregon Letters patent

Patent for improvements to a drilling machine from a The Dalles, Oregon, man. Includes the patent application, attached with ribbon, and the leather pouch to hold. Nice example of 19th-cantury clerical/stationery practice.

 Guide to the James C. Smith Letters Patent

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