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Patent Dept.

The patents that built the modern world

The invention,
as filed.

Original drawings from the United States Patent Office, printed as technical plates. Two finishes — archive paper and blueprint. Every document is public domain.

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Tremolo Device patent drawing, 1956
US 2,741,146Tremolo Device1956

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Stratocaster tremolo patent, blueprint finish, framed against a concrete wall
First computer mouse patent, archive paper, framedGoddard rocket patent, blueprint finish, framed

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Tremolo Device patent drawing, 1956
US 2,741,146Tremolo Device1956
Electronic Filter patent drawing, 1969
US 3,475,623Electronic Filter1969

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The Sound Set

Fender's tremolo + Moog's filter. The wall of every studio.

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Type Writing Machine patent drawing, 1896
US 568,630Type Writing Machine1896
X-Y Position Indicator patent drawing, 1970
US 3,541,541X-Y Position Indicator1970

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The Desk Set

The QWERTY typewriter + Engelbart's mouse. Where every workday lives.

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Board Game Apparatus patent drawing, 1935
US 2,026,082Board Game Apparatus1935
Toy Building Brick patent drawing, 1961
US 3,005,282Toy Building Brick1961
Spatial Logical Toy patent drawing, 1983
US 4,378,116Spatial Logical Toy1983

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The Play Set

The board game, the building brick and the cube. Three toys, three eras.

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Flying Machine patent drawing, 1906
US 821,393Flying Machine1906
Rocket Apparatus patent drawing, 1914
US 1,102,653Rocket Apparatus1914

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The Flight Set

The Wright flyer + Goddard's rocket. From Kitty Hawk to orbit.

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Improvement in Telegraphy patent drawing, 1876
US 174,465Improvement in Telegraphy1876
Phonograph or Speaking Machine patent drawing, 1878
US 200,521Phonograph or Speaking Machine1878
Incandescent Electric Lamp patent drawing, 1882
US 264,652Incandescent Electric Lamp1882

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The Founding Series

The first 15 sheets of the archive — Bell to Rubik, 1876–1983. Numbered.

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Public domain

U.S. patent documents carry no copyright — by law. What you hang is the original engineering, untouched.

Two finishes

Archive paper keeps the aged scan as filed. Blueprint inverts the line work into cyanotype navy.

Printed on demand

200 g/m² matte paper, printed in Europe when you order. No stock, no waste. 30 × 40 or 50 × 70 cm.