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Edward Maynard Papers, 1845-1858

INVENTOR NAME: Maynard, Edward

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress
Manuscript Division
101 Independence Ave., SE
Washington, DC. 20540-4680
202-707-5387
www.loc.gov


PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
150 items
SUMMARY:
Correspondence and legal papers relating to Maynard’s invention of a percussion primer (Maynard Tape Primer), his patent of it, and his effort, plus his partners, Smith and Tyson, to get firearms manufactured utilizing the primer.
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SUBJECTS:  Weapons
 
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