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In Uncle Sam’s Service: WWI Inventor William J. Hammer

Inventor William J. Hammer was one of thousands of patriotic inventors who mobilized for World War I.

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Nathaniel Marsh Edwards Papers, 1862-1907

Inventor Name Edwards, Nathaniel Marsh

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Wadsworth W. Mount Collection

Inventor Name Mount, Wadsworth W.

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George Campbell Inventions, undated

Inventor Name Campbell, George Repository The Archives of Ontario134 Ian Macdonald BoulevardToronto, Ontario, CanadaM7A 2C5reference@ontario.cahttp://www.archives.gov.on.ca/

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Twentieth Century Small Arms Development Videohistory Collection 1988-1990

Inventor Name Stoner, Eugene M. and Kalashnikov, Mikhail T.

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Hudson Maxim Collection of Graphic Materials, Part I, 1890-1925

Inventor Name Maxim, Hudson

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Hudson Maxim Collection of Graphic Materials, Part II, 1890-1925

Inventor Name Maxim, Hudson

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John Krider Business Records, 1817-1939 (bulk 1837-1900)

Inventor Name Krider, John

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Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim Collection, 1840-1961

Inventor Name Maxim, Hiram Stevens Repository Maine Historical Society489 Congress StreetPortland, ME 04101207-774-1822http://www.mainehistory.org/

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William Livermore Papers, 1814 - 1919

Inventor Name Livermore, William Roscoe Repository Special CollectionsUniversity of Delaware LibraryNewark, Delaware 19717-5267(302) 831-2229http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/

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Ralph H. Baer Papers, 1943-2006

Inventor Name Baer, Ralph Repository Archives CenterNational Museum of American HistorySmithsonian InstitutionWashington, D.C.202-633-3270http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives

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George May Powell Papers, 1860-1915

Inventor Name Powell, George May

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Ord Family Papers Part 2, 1848 - 1969

Inventor Name Ord,

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Christopher Miner Spencer Collection, 1833-1922

Inventor Name Spencer, Christopher Miner, Repository Windsor Historical Society96 Palisado AvenueWindsor, CT 06095860-688-38131 linear ft. Physical Description 1 linear ft.

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Digest of Patents Relating to Breech-loading and Magazine Small Arms Granted in the US from 1836 to 1873

Inventor Name Stockbridge, V. D. (Virgil D.) Repository Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society25 Nottingham CourtBuffalo, NY 14216-3199716-873-9644http://www.bechs.org/

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Papers of Admiral Frank F. Fletcher 1873-1928

Inventor Name Fletcher, Frank F.

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Elmer Ambrose Sperry Papers, 1876-1931

Inventor Name Sperry, Elmer Ambrose

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Hudson Maxim Papers, 1851-1925

  Inventor Name Maxim, Hudson

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Artillery Fuse Company Records, 1908-1923

Inventor Name Artillery Fuse Company

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Norman G. Johnson Papers, 1946-1967

Inventor Name Johnson, Norman G.

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