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Inventing a Better Mousetrap: 200 Years of American History in the Amazing World of Patent Models

By Gareth Branwyn , Alan Rothschild , Ann Rothschild

Book information

Publisher
Inc, Maker Media
Year
2015
ISBN
1457187183, 9781457187186
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
64 MB (67606401 bytes)
Series
Make
Edition
1
Pages
292\0
Time added
2016-01-17 16:52:32
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Description

Learn about the role that patent models played in American history--and even learn to build your own replica!Patent models, working models required for US 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, many from the 19th century. This book features the most outstanding of these patent models, and offers deep 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 replicas of several selected models using Lego, 3D printing, and other materials and techniques.

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