Wooden school desk from Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church and School
date: label: Date
content: 1925-1963
name: label: Created by
content: Sears, Roebuck & Co., American, founded 1893
label: Owned by
content: Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church and School, American, 1925 - 1936
notes: label: Description
content: Wood and iron school desk with a foldable seat. The desk is attached at the back, behind the seat. The curved seat is made of five (5) close-fitting slats. Grooves cut into the sides of each slat allow them to link together like puzzle pieces. The seat back consists of a single board, at the very top. Other boards are possibly missing. The desk top contains a single wood board, though others are likely missing. The board has a round hole on the right for an inkwell and an oblong groove in the center for holding a writing implement. The desk top and seat components are attached to two (2) iron side supports with arms to support the desk top and an axle that rotates the seat. A support board connects the two (2) pieces at the back, below the level of the seat. The ironwork features a decorative vine motif and has four (4) feet. A curved bar between the feet on each side has raised lettering that reads [SEARS ROEBUCK & CO. CHICAGO]. Also on the exterior of the ironwork, just below center is [3 / L] on the PL side and [P / R] on the PR. Raised text under each seat on the exterior is raised lettering that reads [SIMPLEX AUTOMATIC]. Raised lettering is also found on the interior side of the ironwork. Just under the seat on the PR side is [3&4 R SR21] and [3&4L SR22]. Behind the seat on each side is [SR 16(?)]
place: label: Place collected
content: Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: The Black Church
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of M. Ann Phillippi and the Dr. George M. and Betty Phillippi Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.74.7
objectType: label: Type
content: desks
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood and cast iron
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 28 x 20 3/4 x 27 1/2 in. (71.1 x 52.7 x 69.9 cm)