Sir Hiram Maxim: Patent specifications for explosive

Scope and Content

Printed patent specifications for explosives, with diagrams and manuscript annotations, 115 pages.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Purchased from Henry Bristow, 6 February 1985.

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Related Material

Papers relating to Maxim and his companies can be found in the Vickers Archive at Cambridge University Library.

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