U.S. Plant Patent 291, 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
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.1.1422
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 11.375 in
Width: 7.813 in
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