Patent Room

Tony's Chili Pot and Quonset hut. I would love to know if this was ever built. If you've seen it please leave a comment. The inventor was from Baltimore. 1951. Invented by Tony M. Doram.

A rather-simple oval design for a service station and canopy. Most certainly it looks better in this illustration than when it was built. 1938. Invented by John F. Cheney.

A design for a building in the likeness of a chef, where the teeth are windows. 1930. Invented by Fred D. Clark.

They sell either vegetables or diamonds here. 1940. Invented by Arline Mary Scheider.

A service station design for Standard Oil Company. 1935. Invented by Alfred B. Carmitchel.

A view of W. C. Callaway's design for an octagonal vacation house. 1940. Invented by W. C. Callaway.

A view of W. C. Callaway's design for an octagonal vacation house. 1940. Invented by W. C. Callaway.

A bullet-resisting partition for tellers to take cover from the likes of John Dillinger. 1932. Invented by Oliver B. McClintock.

Bulb house. Life inside an onion. 1945. Invented by Robert L. Townsend.

Building unit. Tomatoes and cucumbers. 1946. Invented by Pearl L. Schluttig.