Posts: 353
From: Speedway, IN. USA
Registered: Feb 2001

posted 12-30-2005 06:03 AM            

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Here is an interesting website I ran across.
It is a Patent design website. Check out some of the patents for designs that never made it past the drawing board.
Also has patent dates for station designs that were used. Would be helpful in dating the use of old stations.

Did the "All In One" Air - Gas - Water dispenser ever really get made?(1946)
http://www.patentroom.com/architecture/gasstations.html

Chuck

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From: South of St. Louis, MO USA
Registered: Jul 2000

posted 12-30-2005 07:23 AM            

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That's really cool, Chuck. Did you notice the link to Oldgas.com in the description of the Shell gas station design patent? Wow!

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From: Santa Paula, Calif
Registered: Oct 2000

posted 12-30-2005 08:26 AM            

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Did the "All In One" Air - Gas - Water dispenser ever really get made?(1946)
Probly NOT, but BENNETT had the 145-4 STATION MASTER in 1935 with AIR, WATER, GAS & DISPLAY.
db

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From: St. Louis, MO, USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 12-31-2005 01:49 AM            

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The "air-gas-water" unit was patented by Erie, but I doubt if any one was ever made.
Remember, all of these are "Design" patents, anyone could patent a design and hope he could sell it to a pump company or an oil company.
While a few of these probably made it to being built, most were not. It would take a great deal of research to determine which ones were actually built.
Jack Sim

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From: St. Clair MI USA
Registered: Mar 2002

posted 12-31-2005 06:57 AM            

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Chuck , What an awesome site , It'll take a while to get through it all , Lots to check out. Thanks

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From: Oneida IL USA
Registered: Nov 2004

posted 12-31-2005 08:31 AM            

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A cool site for sure.

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