Instructions Using Patent by Barnett John (2 results)
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Published by [Big Spring, Montgomery County, VA], 1879
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- First Edition
Seller: Tavistock Books, ABAA, Reno, NV, U.S.A.Tavistock Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerBroadside, printed with 3 columns of instructional text. 11-5/8" x 8-5/8" "This broadside explains a new patented process for curing leaf tobacco developed by John W. Barnett of Big Spring, Virginia. The process involves using water that was poured near the fires during curing. This allowed for curing at a slower rate, which per…mitted green portions from 'setting' thus producing a superior yellow product." OCLC records 6 holding institutions, we find 2 additional via an on-line search. Modest wear, bit of age-toning, light foxing at the top of the sheet. Very Good. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve 1st printing. Not in the Arents Catalogue.
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Published by Big Spring, Virginia, 1879
Seller: Auger Down Books, ABAA/ILAB, Marlboro, VT, U.S.A.Auger Down Books, ABAA/ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerA handbill describing a process for curing tobacco, patented in 1879 by John W. Barnett of Big Spring, a town in northern Virginia. Tobacco has long been a hugely important cash crop in the region; in 1860, Virginia was the top tobacco producer in the United States by a large margin. During the Civil War, production in Virginia…dropped precipitously, and bounced back slowly but surely over the next decades.[1] Barnett goes into great detail, specifying exact times and temperatures for the process; for instance, for the first twelve hours, the fires should be renewed every two hours and twenty-four minutes. The process involves using water around the fires, which slows the curing process. We find six copies of this handbill on OCLC. [1] Benjamin William Arnold, "History of the Tobacco Industry in Virginia from 1860 to 1894," in Johns Hopkins University Studies in History and Political Science, Fifteenth Series, ed. Herbert B. Adams (The Johns Hopkins Press, 1897), 985. Marginal damage, especially to top; marked in pencil at top left; very good. Handbill measuring 8 ¾ x 11 ¾ inches.
