Get inspired! Learn about the role that patent models played in American history—and even learn to build your own replica!
Patent models, which were required for U.S. patent filings from 1790 to 1880, offer insight into – and inspiration from– a period of intense technological advancement, the Industrial Revolution. The Rothschild Patent Model Collection consists of thousands of patent models from the 19th century. This book features the most outstanding of these patent models, and offers insight into the cultural, economic and political history of the United States.
This book not only catalogs hundreds of the most compelling models from the collection, but shows you how to build your own replica of several selected models using Lego, 3D printing and other materials and techniques.