Vintage Patent Plaques ~ Tinker Toys

Tinkertoy was created in 1914 by Charles H. Pajeau, a stonemason from Evanston, Illinois. Inspired by watching children play with pencils and empty spools of thread, Pajeau developed the idea for the Tinkertoy construction set. Pajeau partnered with Robert Pettit and formed the Toy Tinkers company to manufacture the product. They debuted Tinkertoy at the 1914 American Toy Fair, and its unique design immediately captured attention. Tinkertoy is a construction toy that consists of wooden spools of various sizes and wooden sticks, which fit into the holes in the spools, allowing for versatile and creative building.

Vintage patent plaques are restored digitally reproduced images of the original patents, with the patent images sublimation printed on satin gold or silver metal plates. Thw patent plaques available in six plaque base colors and two plate colors, so that you can create plaques that are exactly what you want for your decor.