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The Rothschild Petersen Patent Model Museum. The Rothschild Petersen Patent Model Museum is the largest privately- owned collection of United States patent models in the world. Containing nearly 4,000 patent models and related documents, the collection spans America's Industrial Revolution. Owner Alan Rothschild eventually hopes to establish a national Patent Model Museum, open to the public. Step inside to discover the wonders of American ingenuity!