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
Wheat Commission
Catalogue reference: PRO 17/336
What’s it about?
This record is about the Wheat Commission dating from 1938 - 1944 in the series Inspecting Officers' Committee: Correspondence and Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PRO 17/336
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1938 - 1944
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Description (What the record is about)
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Wheat Commission
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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)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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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
- Farming
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2647208/
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PRO 17
Inspecting Officers' Committee: Correspondence and Papers
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