Record revealed
The first American invention to obtain an English patent
These intricate 1716 drawings were submitted by Sybilla Masters in the final stage of securing a patent for machinery for 'cleaning and curing Indian corn'.
Series
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Division Office Records: Taunton
Catalogue reference: MAF 148
What's it about?
MAF 148
Selected files from the Taunton Divisional Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The series contains material concerning the Crichel Down case.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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MAF 148
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Division Office Records: Taunton
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Date (When the record was created)
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1940-1963
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Description (What the record is about)
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Selected files from the Taunton Divisional Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The series contains material concerning the Crichel Down case.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Taunton Divisional Office, 1959-1973
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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21 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Food and drink
- Fishing
- Farming
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10548/
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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Division Office Records: Taunton
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