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A Fitting Place for the Brannock Device Company Records

If you’ve ever been fitted for a pair of shoes, you’ve been in close contact with a Brannock Device, though you may not recognize it by its name. Charles F.

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Papers Illustrate Woman Inventor's Life and Work

Learn more about Marion O'Brien Donovan (1917-1998), who earned 20 patents and was one of the few commercially successful female inventors of her era.

Visitors on a behind the scenes tour during the Color of Invention symposium examine textiles.
Symposia & Conferences

The Colors of Invention: An Exploration of Color, Technology, and Culture

From the 1997 Lemelson Center Symposium

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Anne L. MacDonald Papers, 1883-1991

Inventor Name MacDonald, Anne L.

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Solomon Adler Papers, 1916-1980 (bulk 1950-1966)

Inventor Name Adler, Solomon Repository Archives CenterNational Museum of American HistorySmithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.202-633-3270http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives

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John R. McGrath Nylon Patents Notebook, 1940-1967

Inventor Name Unknown

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Du Pont Textile Fibers Department Records, 1925-1970

Inventor Name Unknown

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Milton Harris Papers, 1925-1996

Inventor Name Harris, Milton

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Eaton Knitting Company Office Files, 1916-1958

Inventor Name T. Eaton Company Repository Archives of Ontario77 Grenville Street, Unit 300Toronto, ONM5S 1B3Canada416-327-16001-800-668-9933 (Toll-free number-Ontario only)www.archives.gov.on.ca

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Elias Howe and the Sewing Machine, ca. 1900

Inventor Name Howe, Elias

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Wallace Hume Carothers Notes on Nylon, 1928-1958, c. 1968

Inventor Name Carothers, Wallace Hume

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Grout's Ltd Fonds, 1923-1956

Inventor Name unknown Repository Library and Archives Canada395 Wellington StreetOttawa, ON K1A 0N4CANADAReference: 613-996-5115 or 1-866-578-7777 (toll free in Canada and the US)

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Gerber Scientific Instrument Company Records, 1911-1998

Inventor Name Gerber, H. Joseph Repository Archives CenterP.O. Box 37012MRC 601/Room 1100Washington, DC 20013-7012202-633-3270http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives

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Whittemore Family Papers, 1812-1860

Inventor Name Whittemore, Amos Repository Winterthur Museum & Country EstateWinterthur, DE 19735http://www.winterthur.org/ Physical Description 3 cu. ft. [1 box + 1 folio] : ill (some col.)

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Letters Patent Granted to Jesse D. Cottrell

Inventor Name Cottrell, Jesse

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Textiles Manufacturing Letters Patents, 1858-1908 (Collection)

Inventor Name Various

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Mina Loy Papers, 1914-1960

Inventor Name Loy, Mina

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Aiken Family Papers, 1817-1899

Inventor Name Aiken, Herrick Repository New Hampshire Historical SocietyThe Tuck Library30 Park StreetConcord, NH 03301603-228-6688http://www.nhhistory.org/

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Corsets (Vertical Ephemera Files, Warshaw Collection of Business Americana), 1747-1949.

Inventor Name Various

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Kilburn Lincoln Machine Company Records, 1835-1929 (inclusive), 1846-1869 (bulk)

Inventor Name Kilburn, Lincoln Machine Company Repository Harvard UniversityBusiness SchoolBaker LibrarySoldiers Field RoadBoston, MA 02163617-495-6040http://www.library.hbs.edu/

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