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'.
Piece
Lord President, Marquess of Salisbury, correspondence
Catalogue reference: MAF 255/86
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This record is about the Lord President, Marquess of Salisbury, correspondence dating from 1949-1954 in the series Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and predecessors: Ministers' Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MAF 255/86
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1949-1954
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Description (What the record is about)
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Lord President, Marquess of Salisbury, correspondence
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Food and drink
- Fishing
- Farming
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1449336/
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MAF 255
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and predecessors: Ministers' Papers
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