Ticket Spitter

[Jeff Prucher]

The (or at least a) registered name is, in fact, "ticket spitter":
first registration (1957): http://bit.ly/bPg49x
current registration (2002): http://bit.ly/cwTpeA

Note also the "first use in commerce" of 1955, which aligns with Joel's
findings.

Jeff Prucher
 Editor, Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction. Now in
paperback!
http://www.jeffprucher.com



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> If  the registered name is "Smart System Transport
> Ticket Spitter," then it may  be that "Ticket Spitter" alone is not necessarily
>a trademark, right?
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