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From the time Thomas Jefferson formed the U.S. Patent Office in 1790 and throughout the industrial revolution, inventors were required to submit a working, scale model of their invention when applying for a patent. The Curious World of Patent Models features 58 of these models complete with its hand-written original tag.  Museum visitors will recognize the names associated with many of the models:  a still from the Beam family of Bardstown, Kentucky, Christian Steinway’s capodastro frame for pianofortes, Eli Whitney’s (the son) breech-loading firearm, John Sargent’s improvement for safe doors, and a “machine for casting confectionary” by Stephen Whitman. The exhibition, on display in The Loft Gallery on the third floor, will be at MOSH through Sept. 30.