Patent Room

A store facade made to look like the tail end of a train. 1933. Invented by Hugh J. McNeil.

This store front design is wonderful. You can imagine it full of merchandise and passersby stopping to take a look. 1928. Invented by Ward Melville and Richard H. Swythe.

A highly-decorative design for a store front, perhaps for selling jewelry. 1931. Invented by Albert I. Elias.

A pre-war design for a steel house. While a steel house may seem unusual, following WWII about 2,500 steel Lustron Homes were built to help alleviate a housing shortage. Owners of the homes enjoyed their durability and easy maintenance. 1939. Invented by Beaulard J. Compton.

A more elaborate design for Standard Stations, Inc. 1932. Invented by Ralph N. Aldrich.

A Standard Stations design similar to one picture here. It's only missing an Autocar Truck out front delivering gas. 1932. Invented by Ralph N. Aldrich.

A service station design for Standard Stations, Inc. Figure 3 shows the left end of the design in Figure 1. 1932. Invented by Ralph N. Aldrich.

A symmetrical building design for Standard Stations, Inc. 1932.
Invented by Ralph N. Aldrich.

It's not clear from the patent application if this building design is meant for selling light bulbs, spark plugs or as a lab for inventors. 1933. Invented by Earl W. Payne

A Svoddrad Oil Products service station building. 1937. Invented by Ralph O. Munson and Robert Nerem.