term was in use in by engineers, designers and artists in industrial nations in the 1840s. Florence Elizabeth Cory had founded the Original School of Industrial Design for Women in New York City in 1881. In 1891, American industrial designers were amongst others petitioning Secretary of the Treasury Foster to remove an embargo on foreign art, photographic and musical publications. The US Patent Office's first use of the term "industrial designer" appeared in 1913 as a synonym for "art in industry." Gallery Publications Bibliography References External links IDSA: Joseph Claude Sinel, FIDSA CCA Libraries: Joseph C. Sinel Collection The Doctor Leslie Project: PM / A-D, Designers & Artists Contributors, 1934-1942 NZEDGE.COM: Joseph Sinel FamilySearch A book of American trade-marks & devices - at the Internet Archive 1889 births 1975 deaths People associated with the Auckland Society of Arts New Zealand graphic designers Industrial designers New Zealand industrial designers American industrial designers Fellows of the Industrial Designers Society of America Art Deco designers Modernist designers Logo designers Exhibition designers New Zealand emigrants to the United States