07-11-2015, 08:01 AM
Okay. I cheated. Went to WIKI. (Is this stuff great, or what! Back in the ay I would have had to wait for the local library to open and then dig through dusty books until I found it)
n 1641, the first patent in North America was issued to Samuel Winslow by the General Court of Massachusetts for a new method of making salt.[3][4][5
HOLDT IT. This is the first PATENT. Maybe not what you were looking for, Tia?
Back to the dusty books.
n 1641, the first patent in North America was issued to Samuel Winslow by the General Court of Massachusetts for a new method of making salt.[3][4][5
HOLDT IT. This is the first PATENT. Maybe not what you were looking for, Tia?
Back to the dusty books.