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William Ainsworth Papers, 1884-1933

July 23, 2014
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Inventor Name

Ainsworth, William

Repository

University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
Dept. 3924
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
307-766-4114
http://ahc.uwyo.edu/default.htm

Physical Description

.45 cubic feet

Summary

William Ainsworth (1850-) was born in England and came to the U.S. with his mother in 1853. After working as a watch-maker in Illinois, he moved to Denver, Colorado, in 1877. In 1880 he established William Ainsworth Company, which manufactured assay balances, assay weights, surveying instruments and the Brunton Patent Pocket Mine Transit. The Company changed its name around 1915 to William Ainsworth & Sons, Inc. Collection contains miscellaneous advertising materials for William Ainsworth & Sons; correspondence (1884-1922); a diary (1915); miscellaneous patents, contracts, legal agreements and stock certificates (1907-1933); a small plaque; and a Brunton Patent Pocket Mine Transit.

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