Peter and Margaret Frentz patents
Collection — Folder: OBC057
Identifier: OBC057
Scope and Contents
This collection includes patents for Peter and Margaret Frentz in New Albany, Indiana ranging from 1866 to 1869.
Dates
- 1866-1869
Creator
- Frentz, Peter (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Peter Frentz, born circa 1830 in France, was a stencil cutter by trade in New Albany, Indiana. He married Elizabeth Bernker in 1851. In 1854, Peter and Elizabeth had a daughter named Margaret, who at the age of fifteen was granted a patent for an improvement made to corset fastening. Peter Frentz was granted patents for improvements made to wash boilers and for inventing a device for carrying hoses.
Source:
Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Census. Accessed April 5, 2006. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Accessed April 5, 2006. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Source:
Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Census. Accessed April 5, 2006. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Accessed April 5, 2006. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Extent
0.05 Cubic Feet (1 medium oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Mr. and Mrs. Leonard via the Indiana State Museum on 1983/09/2.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed by Benjamin Clark during April 2006. Finding aid revised by Bethany Fiechter on 2015/11/16. EAD finding aid completed by Bethany Fiechter on 2018/06/01. EAD finding aid updated 2021/09/01 by Lauren Patton
Creator
- Frentz, Peter (Person)
- Title
- Peter and Margaret Frentz patents
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
