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- Charles F. Brush, Sr. Papers
Charles F. Brush, Sr. Papers
Show moreThe laboratory notes deal with his storage battery experiments, as well as his later quest to prove his theory of gravitation. Records of note include a 240 page journal which Brush attempts to recount the details of his early experiments in developing the original arc lighting technology in the 1870s.
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
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Show moreWithin this series are two volumes, which contain 68 printed patent specifications of Brush inventions involving the arc light, dynamo, and storage battery systems. Related to Brush’s inventions are a small amount of financial records, ca. 1880s, from the Brush Electric Company.
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
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Show moreThis series contains litigation materials related to Carl Linde and the Linde Air Products Company. Included here are printed patent dispute documents, blue prints and handwritten descriptions of the Linde air liquidification process, and legal documents regarding patent disputes that involved Linde patents. These records were probably held by Brush. The series also consists of correspondence, contracts, and legal documents relating to various legal proceedings involving the Brush Electric Company, Accumulator Company, and the Brush-Swan Company. Points of dispute include violation of contracts for manufacture of Brush products. These records were filed in the offices of William B. Bolton, who was the General Counsel of the Brush Electric Company. Printed material related to litigation involving Brush patents, including the arc lamp, storage battery, and dynamo.
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
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Show moreThe Brush Laboratories Company was founded in 1921 by Charles F. Brush, Sr., Charles F. Brush, Jr., and Charles Baldwin Sawyer, to engage in scientific research, testing and engineering, as well as the making of and dealing in inventions, patents and processes. Charles F. Brush, Jr., was the first president. After Charles F. Brush, Jr.’s, unexpected death in 1927, Sawyer assumed the leadership in the company. The records here include employment contracts and resignations, stock agreements with Charles F. Brush, Sr., license agreements, and patent transfers. The Brush Electric Company includes product catalogs or descriptions of early Brush electrical products such as electric light systems and dynamos.
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