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From: "Judy Lester" <>
Subject: Re: [LON] Obtaining patents
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:40:49 -0000
In-Reply-To: <49045FDA.6070302@bigpond.net.au>


Vicki,

The Patent Office Library is now part of the British Library.
They will undertake research for you through the BL Research Service, but
I'm told this can be quite complicated and costly. There is a link to their
Quick Enquiry Service here
http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/patents/pipcoll/index.html

Judy
London, UK

-----Original Message-----
From: [mailto:] On
Behalf Of Lindsay McColl

One ancestor was listed in the 1856 London Directory as an inventor of
various items for use in ships,
eg " a sofa bed to prevent seasickness".

How would I go about getting copies of these patents? Who would I contact?

Regards,
Vicki
rural Qld, Australia

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