Here's an odd one. No title link. Image and details pulled via this auction.Details:
"US Patent for a Sci-Fi Synth Instrument
Leo S. Theremin, of Russia
In the early 1900's a patent was issued for this invention from the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). There are 17 documents included with this patent. The drawing specification sheet of the patent has been reproduced from original USPTO documents and printed onto parchment paper. This print is sized and ready to install into an 8" x 10" frame. The additional sheets included are printed on 5.50" x 8.50" parchment paper. These accompanying documents describe the scope of this invention in formal terms. The following is an actual excerpt from the patent…
'This invention relates to sound generating apparatus or instruments of the type embodying an electrical vibrating system. It aims to provide a novel method of and means for producing sounds in musical tones or notes of variable pitch, volume and timbre in realistic imitation of the human voice and various known musical instruments...'"
Note the auction only states the "drawing specification sheet of the patent has been reproduced." What about the rest? What do you all think?
Go here: http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html
ReplyDeleteSearch on "Theremin".
There are three patents in Theremin's name, you want 1,661,058.
Now go here: www.pat2pdf.org.
Enter the patent number.
Download the pdf.
Print it on old-timey media.
Post it for sale on eBay.