Unknown Inventorpatentee circa 1875 School Desk and Seat Patent Model
Unknown Inventor/patentee circa 1875 School Desk and Seat Patent Model
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- Description
- School desk model, no patent tags or number are evident so this may be a salesman's sample. The seat folds up to back rest. Slatted horizontal wood. Slats alternate between light and dark colored wood. Metal legs, hinges and support frame. The desk portion is behind bench back rest so these would have been lined up in rows in a classroom. A shelf is underneath desk top for storage. The legs have feet and holes to mount to a platform. Pivot piece is metal as are the legs.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- desk, school
- model
- desk model
- Object Type
- Patent Model
- date made
- n.d.
- ca 1875
- bequest
- Hoffman, John
- maker
- unknown
- place made
- World
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 9 1/4 in x 6 1/4 in x 10 in; 23.495 cm x 15.875 cm x 25.4 cm
- ID Number
- 1983.0508.05
- accession number
- 1983.0508
- catalog number
- 1983.0508.05
- Credit Line
- Bequest of John R. Hoffman
- subject
- Education
- Patent Models
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Education
- Cultures & Communities
- American History Education Collection
- Patent Model School Seats and Desks
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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