Frederick Everhart McKinley's 1881 School Desk and Seat Patent Model
Frederick Everhart McKinley's 1881 School Desk and Seat Patent Model
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- Description
- Frederick Everhart McKinley from Wellington, Kansas, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk. Patent no. 246177 was issued on August 23, 1881.
- This desk is supported by a stationary bar that allows the desk to pivot. Both desk and seat can fold up to save space when room is needed. The desk has a shelf, which is supported by two wooden brackets. The seat folds with the use of metal hinges. The desk is made up of unpolished slats of light colored wood.
- Frederick Everhart McKinley was a carpenter born in 1850.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- school desk
- model
- desk model
- Object Type
- Patent Model
- date made
- 1881
- patent date
- 1881-08-23
- associated date
- 1876
- patentee
- McKinley, Frederick E.
- transfer
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- inventor
- McKinley, Frederick E.
- referenced in patent specifications
- United States: Kansas, Wellington
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 6 1/4 in x 4 in x 6 1/2 in; 15.875 cm x 10.16 cm x 16.51 cm
- ID Number
- CL.249602.583
- catalog number
- 249602.583
- accession number
- 249602
- patent number
- 246,177
- subject
- Education
- Patent Models
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Education
- American History Education Collection
- Cultures & Communities
- Patent Model School Seats and Desks
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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