Alan Rothschild

Inventor • Author • Entrepreneur

Rothschild-A-hp-portraitAbout the Rothschilds

Alan and Ann Rothschild owned the Rothschild Patent Model Collection, the largest privately owned collection of patent models encompassing over 4,000 patent models and related documents. The Collection spans the American Industrial Revolution. The Rothschild Patent Model Collection is now permanently located at the Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, Delaware. READ MORE

“The Rothschild Patent Model Collection lets us see how different our lives would be without the spirit of invention. Seeing what other inventors have done is what motivates us to think outside of the box and to look at life differently. Do we want to watch life go by or be a part of it?”

—Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder of Apple Computer

Patent Fact

4,400 inventors tried making a better mousetrap and received patents from the US. Patent Office. Only about 25 were ever profitable.