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Charles J. Beckwith was awarded a design patent for this service station booth in 1929.
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This Earl J. W. Ragsdale design is for the front-end construction of the Pioneer Zephyr railroad train. The train consisted of railroad cars permanently articulated together. It was built in 1934. This patent was issued in 1941. Buy Fine-Art Print | See related patent.
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This design for a toy machine gun was patented by New York toy maker Louis Marx in 1936.
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A design for a motel building, patented by Herman Bachre in 1954.
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An ornamental, googie-style design for a motel front for the Sterling Motels Co. of Austin, Minnesota. The patent was awarded to Warren W. Kane in 1954.
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A service station design for Union Oil Company of California, 1934. Patent awarded to Edith M. Northman.
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A Guy L. Rosebrook design for a 1930s automobile service station. This view is looking into the opening of the service bay, which has an island in the middle. Patent awarded in 1934.
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John F. West's 1959 patent is for a "pneumatic-hydraulic system which includes an elongated, transparent tube through which alternate liquid bubbles and gaseous pockets may be circulated." The illustration is a side view of a space gun having the system as contemplated by the invention. View full image.
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The Pyrotomic Disintegrator Rifle. This toy gun is related to the Pyrotomic Disingegrator Pistol and was made by space-toy manufacturer Pyro Plastics Corp. You can see a photo of the rifle at toyraygun.com. 1953. Invented by Grover C. Schaible. View full image.
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The Pyrotomic Disintegrator Pistol. This toy gun was made by space-toy manufacturer Pyro Plastics Corp. You can see a photo of the pistol at toyraygun.com. 1953. Invented by Grover C. Schaible. View full image.
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