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Design for product logo/label showing an elaborate dragon perched on a rectangular platform, all surrounded by administrative text.

Whimsy and Commerce: Magical Beings in the U.S. Patent Office Trademark Collection

Posted by: Kate Phillips

In a recent post, we introduced a slew of newly processed or digitized collections. This week we are highlighting a newly available and graphically fun collection, the U.S. Patent Office Trademarks—brands, logos, and images registered between 1869 and 1911. We will do this through a selection of whimsical images featuring magical and mythical creatures such as fairies, dragons, mermaids, and gnomes.