U.S. Plant Patent 290, for Luther Burbank Peach Tree, Granted to Elizabeth Waters Burbank, September 6, 1938
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Natural plant reproduction once seemed beyond human intervention, but in 1930, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office began recognizing the work of horticulturalists by awarding patents for new or improved plant varieties. Luther Burbank, the prolific American plant breeder, died in 1926, but his life's work helped justify plant patents. Burbank ultimately received 16 patents, awarded posthumously to his widow.
Natural plant reproduction once seemed beyond human intervention, but in 1930, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office began recognizing the work of horticulturalists by awarding patents for new or improved plant varieties. Luther Burbank, the prolific American plant breeder, died in 1926, but his life's work helped justify plant patents. Burbank ultimately received 16 patents, awarded posthumously to his widow.
Artifact
Patent
Date Made
06 September 1938
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.4.7142.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 11.5 in
Width: 8 in
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