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

by Alan Rothschild, Ann Rothschild, Ann Rothschild

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1457187183
• ISBN13: 9781457187186
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Make Community, LLC
• Length: 289 Pages
• Weight: 2.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.5" x 9.5"