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Patent Office files. Washington, D.C., Feb. 29. Employees in the patent office file room. Approximately 2,180,00 patents are kept on file for public use, 2-29-40
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Credit linePatent Office files. Washington, D.C., Feb. 29. Employees in the patent office file room. Approximately 2,180,00 patents are kept on file for public use, 2-29-40. 1940-01-01. Harris & Ewing. Harris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.