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Nameplate design for Leavitt “Mackinac” compressor engine, 1898
Made by I.P. Morris Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ink on linen

Notebook of Hendrick Manufacturing Co.,
Carbondale, Pennsylvania, 1890-1891

Notebook of Hendrick Manufacturing Co.,
Carbondale, Pennsylvania, 1890-1891

Notebook of sound-related inventions, 1882
Charles Sumner Tainter, Washington, D.C.

Notebook, probably 1870s
Frank P. Sheldon, Providence, Rhode Island

“On production it’s smart to dress the part, like this, not this,” 1940s
Pratt, Read and Company, Deep River, Connecticut
colored pencil on paper

Paint pot from “Invention Diary and Sketchbook,” 1939
Earl S. Tupper, Leominster, Massachusetts
pencil on paper

Patent drawing for water wheel, 1838
Samuel B. Howd, Geneva, New York
ink and watercolor on paper

Patent drawing of bowl and cover, 1957
Earl S. Tupper, Leominster, Massachusetts
printed ink on paper

Patent drawing of Maidenform brassiere, 1938>
William Rosenthal and Charles M. Sachs, Maidenform Co., New York, New York
printed ink on paper

Pattern pieces for pigeon vest (center), 1944
Maidenform Co., New York, New York
printed ink on resin-impregnated cardboard

Pattern pieces for pigeon vest (lining), 1944
Maidenform Co., New York, New York
printed ink on resin-impregnated cardboard

Pattern pieces for pigeon vest (wing), 1944
Maidenform Co., New York, New York
printed ink on resin-impregnated cardboard

Piano action, 1906
Pratt, Read and Company, Deep River, Connecticut
printed ink on paper

Accessible Snowboard, possible lift mechanism, 1996
ink, charcoal, pastel on paper

Accessible Snowboard, possible seated position, 1996
ink on paper