Patents For Inventions. Abridgments Of Specifications - Softcover

B. Woodcroft

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461602482 ISBN 13: 9780461602487

Publisher: HardPress, 1869

Synopsis

Patents For Inventions. Abridgments Of Specifications by B. Woodcroft. This volume is an official compilation by the Commissioners of Patents, presenting abridgments of patent specifications relating to books, portfolios, card-cases, and related apparatus from 1768 to 1866. It situates the abridgments within the broader patent classification and indexes, and includes an introductory survey of the history of books, binding, and bookbinding craftsmanship, noting the evolution from scrolls and parchment to modern paper and binding machinery. The text comprises detailed abridgments of specifications such as book bindings, cases, clasps, and devices, with many cross-references to individual patents; an index of names lists inventors and patentees; and an index to subjects provides navigational aids for researchers. The volume also discusses the growth of printing, the spread of paper and binding machinery, and the role of the Patent Office in organizing and preserving technological knowledge. This edition, published in 1870, is a key reference for historians, librarians, and patent researchers.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 1869
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461602482
• ISBN 13: 9780461602487
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248