Anyone know who this lady was, and what the improvement might have been? Top spot by local history ferret Howmuch? - in a way he should get out more, but I'm rather glad he doesn't, if you know what I mean. From a patent list in the London Gazette, September 28th 1866.
You can always rely on top friend of the Brownhills Blog [Howmuch?] to come up with the really, really offbeat stuff. Whilst rooting through the archives recently, the intrepid researcher spotted the above patent application for ‘Improvements in artificial teeth’. The document it relates to is still listed, and I’d love to know what Anne proposed, and whether it was successful. I wonder who she was, and what her occupation was? I doubt it was too common in 1863 for ladies to submit patent applications, so there has to be a story there.
Wonder what the Stonnall folks think?
Once again, thanks to [Howmuch?] for a great piece of lost local history…