Patent Room: Web Site Dedicated to Patent Illustrations

I came across a really neat Web site caled Patent Room that is a collection of vintage patent illustrations, on everything from architecture to trains.

Many of the patents were submitted in te 1940s and 1950s, so even if the patented items was never used, it could at least give you an idea of the type of ideas and style were desirable at the time. 

There are a lot of streamlined and art deco examples with special category groupings for:

• Airplanes
• Architecture
• Cars
• Gas Stations
• Hood Ornaments
• Louis Marx
• Ray Guns
• Thomas Edison
• Toys
• Trains
• Walt Disney

Visit www.patentroom.com.

Note: The photo above is from the Patent Room “Trains” section.

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