Inventor Name
Horton, Emmet
Repository
Cornell University
University Archives
101 Olin Library
Ithaca, NY 14853
607-255-3530
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/
Physical Description
2.8 cubic ft.
Summary
Horton’s papers inlcude correspondence, bills, accounts, contracts and other legal documents, inventories, reports, specifications, and drawings, American and foreign patents papers, and related items. Horton’s papers deal largely with patenting, manufacture, and sale of his inventions, which include a clapboard guage; reaper and binder; berry harvester; combined hammer; nail feeder; and basket-making machine. Horton’s activities as a patent attorney are also present in correspondence with upstate New York inventors.
