Uncle Sam Eagle

Happy Fourth of July!

Mary E. Harris of San Francisco was so proud of her patriotic idea of grafting the face of Uncle Sam onto the body of a bald eagle, that she decided to patent it, receiving US Design Patent No. 51415 in 1917.

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Alex Boese Alex is the creator and curator of the Museum of Hoaxes. He's also the author of various weird, non-fiction, science-themed books such as Elephants on Acid and Psychedelic Apes. Paul Di Filippo Paul has been paid to put weird ideas into fictional form for over forty years, in his career as a noted science fiction writer. Contact Us

Posted By: Alex - Sun Jul 04, 2021
Category: Art | Holidays | Patriotism | Patents

Comments

You just know that this guy's descendant went on to become a lawyer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR4bN8JmGiU

(Give it a minute. It isn't what it appears to be at first.)

Posted by KDP on 07/04/21 at 08:25 PM

Ah, yes...Adult Swim. Have not watched one in a while. Enjoyed this one.

Posted by Steve E. on 07/05/21 at 10:34 AM

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