Piano-Beds and Music by Steam: An Index with Abstracts to Music-Related United States Patent Records, 1790-1875

By Jean M. Bonin

This work identifies over 1,000 music-related records among the 156,000 patents awarded between 1790 and 1874. Each entry presents detailed information, and an abstract-written in the patentee's own words-detailing a full description of the invention. Indexed by name, geographic location, and subject.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0914913174
• ISBN13: 9780914913177
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 236 Pages