Inventors and inventions.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Anita Buchanan Speers, Historian, Papers
Carl B. Allen Papers Regarding Early Aviation
Graham H. Hamrick, Farmer and Inventor, Papers
The correspondence and legal papers of a Barbour County farmer and inventor. Hamrick discovered, patented and marketed an embalming fluid using conveniently available, non-poisonous chemicals which made the practice of undertaking safer and less costly. He also developed improved methods of food preservation, particularly "in the manufacture and preservation of butter."
Hugh Sayre, Collector, Papers
Correspondence, miscellaneous family papers, nineteenth century school records, ledgers, bank books, and memorabilia of Hugh F. Sayre and family of Parkersburg, Reedy, St. Marys and West Creek, West Virginia. Some material relates to oil and gas leases on the Sayre family farm and Sayre's invention of a scientific alphabet called EBDECORD.
Milton R. Yarger, Inventor, Papers
Papers of inventor Milton R. Yarger, who lived and worked in Morgantown, West Virginia. Includes copies of Yarger's patents, correspondence, photographs, and documentation of his work (including plans, sketches, development costs), among other material. See "Scope and Contents" note for further detail.