John Peard's 1877 School Desk and Seat Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1877
label: patent date
content: 1877-05-15
name: label: patentee
content: Peard, John
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Peard, John
notes: label: Description
content: John Peard from New York City received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk. Patent no. 190896 was issued on May 15, 1877.
label: Description
content: This desk sits on a wooden platform with a bench seat that can fold up. The patent features holes punched into the wood to form a design. It has a slatted wooden platform with metal hinges. The desk is attached to the backrest. There is a shelf underneath the desk top for storage.
label: Description
content: We are not aware of any additional information about the inventor/patentee.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced in patent specifications
content: United States: New York, Brooklyn
topic: label: classified
content: Patent Models
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Education
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content: American History Education Collection
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: Patent Model School Seats and Desks
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.65.0403
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: catalog number
content: 65.0403
label: patent number
content: 190,896
objectType: label: Object Name
content: model
label: Object Name
content: desk model
label: Object Type
content: Patent Model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 in x 8 1/4 in x 11 1/4 in; 30.48 cm x 20.955 cm x 28.575 cm
label: Measurements
content: desk: 5 3/4 in x 8 1/4 in; 14.605 cm x 20.955 cm