Record

RefNoMS/951
LevelItem
TitlePatent for apparatus employed in the distillation of vinegar, granted to Robert Rigg
CreatorRigg; Robert (1792-1861); British organic chemist
Date1827
DescriptionPatent granted by George IV.
Extent1 document
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on vellum, with attached wax seal in a tin case. Both contained within original brown, leather-covered wooden box. The box is lined with scrap paper, patterned with dots over the printed text of a page from 'Voyage Round the World' George Forster FRS's report on the second voyage of James Cook FRS on HMS 'Resolution' 1772-75.
AccessStatusOpen
AccessConditionsHandle seal with care
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA2868Rigg; Robert (1792 - 1861); chemist1792 - 1861
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