Description
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE
JOE H. GLENN, JR., AND BERT L. BENNETT, OF WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRD TO HORACE M. DU BOSE, JR., AND ROBERT C. VAUGHN, BOTH OF WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA
DESIGN FOR A FILLING STATION
(2) Application filed July 24, 1830. Serial No. 36,463. Term of patent 14 years.
(3) To all whom it may concemrn:
(4) Be it known that we, Joe H. Glenn, Jr., and Bert L. Bennett, citizens of the United States, residing at Winston-Salem, in the county of Forsyth and State of North Carolina, have invented a new, original, and ornamental Design for Filling Stations, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing wherein Figure 1 is a front view of a filling station embodying our design.
(5) Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof, and Fig. 3 is an end view thereof.
We Claim:
The ornamental design for a filling station as shown.
Signed at Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this 22nd day of July, 1930. JOE
H. GLENN, JR.
BERT L. BENNETT
Shell Station, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina
Provenance note: This service station was built by the Quality Oil Co. to promote its Shell brand of oil products.
Architectural note: The shell was built around a frame composed of wood and wire in a patented design. The casting and molding done on-site.
Historical note: Of the eight similar structures constructed, this is the only survivor. It has recently been restored and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photos from: Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides)
