Paper from Straw

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Description:

Patent model for August H. Tait and William H. Holbrooke, “Improvement in the Manufacture of Paper Pulp,” U.S. Patent 40,728 (Nov. 24, 1863). Tait lived in Jersey City. Holbrooke lived in New York.

Patent Granted To: Tait, Augustus H.Patentee: Holbrooke, William H.

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1980.0016.10Catalog Number: 1980.16.10Patent Number: 40,728Accession Number: 1980.0016

Object Name: Industrial Chemical: Patent Sample, Paper PulpPaper from Straw

Measurements: overall: 760 mm x 53 mm; 29 15/16 in x 2 1/16 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-e7b4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_115

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