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Oscar L. Ingram Patents

 Collection
Identifier: WCMss-147

Scope and Contents

The Oscar L. Ingram Patents consists of petitions made to the Commissioner of Patents with attached Letter of Patent, issued by the Commissioner, for adding-machines, demountable rims, liquid-level gauges, and air-supply systems.

Dates

  • Creation: 1913-1934

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical Note

Oscar Ludovic Ingram was born on April 28, 1873 in Colorado, and he and his wife Gertrude, were both from Walla Walla Valley pioneer families. The couple had a child, Lucile E. Ingram, on August 21, 1902. Oscar was a prolific inventor and engineer, and completed five patents during his lifetime; an adding machine in 1913, demountable rims in 1920, liquid-level gauges in 1927, air-supply systems in 1928, and a second liquid level gauge in 1934. He... died in Walla Walla on August 30, 1941.

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Extent

0.2 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box)

Language of Materials

English

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Abstract

The Oscar L. Ingram Patents consists of petitions made to the Commissioner of Patents with attached Letter of Patent, issued by the Commissioner, for adding-machines, demountable rims, liquid-level gauges, and air-supply systems.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials found in collection; provenance is unknown.

Title
Guide to the Oscar L. Ingram Patents
Date
2011
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives Repository

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