Patent Model - Paper Manufacture from the Plant Galega
Maker and role
Henrique da Costa Corrèa Leite (Portugal), Patentee
Production date
Feb 12 1884
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Paper
Measurements
10 1/2 x 7 1/4" (26.7 x 18.4cm)
Description
Leite's patent "relates to the manufacture of paper from the plant Galega orientalis and officinalis. This plant is practically unknown in the United States, but can be grown in ordinary soil, and will yield from five to seven crops per annum, depending upon the climate." (Patent Number 293,566)
Collection
Object number
2015.14.3504a,b
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