An Unusual 1869 Document for the Patent of an Earthquake Proof Chimney
by SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE PROOF CHIMNEY
Price: $200.00
- Bookseller: Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 268
- Pages: 1
Book Description
San Francisco. An unusual Treasury document, acknowledging the receipt of "twenty-four Dollars" for a patent by the inventor "P. Portois" for an "earthquake & Fire proof chimney". The document is engrossed in light purple ink, but is in fine condition overall. An early reference to San Francisco's shaky ground.
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