Record, Executive

Record, Executive

Date: March 6, 1888
Place of origin:Berlin, Germany
Medium: Paper; ink
Classification: Archives
Object number: 1955.84.28
Label text:Patent is for the pea shelling machine, a joint invention of Charles Pettit and his brother, John Alexander Jr.
DescriptionPrinted Patent; granted to Charles Pettit Chisholm; for " Maschine zum Ausdreschen und Reinigen von Erbsen, Bohnen and dergl" (Machine for threshing and cleaning of peas, beans and the like); beginning April 17, 1887; issued March 6, 1888 in Berlin, Germany; seal in bottom left (proper right corner); small note in top corner reads:
Letters Patent.
No. 42584
Country: Germany
Granted to: Charles P. Chisholm
Date of Application: 16th April 1887
Date of Grant: 23rd Dec 1887
Term: 15 years
Expiring: 15th April 1902
Date before which working must be proved: 23rd Dec 1890
Taxes payable: annually before 16th April
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