Frank T. June's 1878 School Desk Connecting Improvement Patent Model
Frank T. June's 1878 School Desk Connecting Improvement Patent Model
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- Description
- Frank T. June from Chicago, Illinois, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk. Patent no. 198922 was issued on January 1, 1878.
- This model has four thick, large wooden slats held together by a vertical cast iron rod. The patent established a way to join the slats that form seat backs and seat. The vertical standards would feature a groove and dovetailed slats would slide into place. This system offered ease of construction with few tools.
- Frank T. June joined Aaron J. Hull in running the Novelty Iron Works which produced the supports and metal work for many school desk manufacturers. It later became Sterling School Furniture Company. At one time, Hull also served as President of the Sherwood School Furniture Company. A prolific inventor, Hull moved from desks to pumps in the late 1870s.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- model
- desk improvement patent model
- Object Type
- Patent Model
- date made
- 1878
- patent date
- 1878-01-01
- patentee
- June, Frank T.
- transfer
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- inventor
- June, Frank T.
- referenced in patent specifications
- United States: Illinois, Chicago
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- iron (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 11 in x 4 in x 2 3/4 in; 27.94 cm x 10.16 cm x 6.985 cm
- ID Number
- CL.65.0405
- accession number
- 249602
- catalog number
- 65.0405
- patent number
- 198,922
- subject
- 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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