Isaac Newton Peirce's 1866 School Desk and Seat Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1866
label: patent date
content: 1866-03-27
name: label: patentee
content: Peirce, Isaac Newton
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Peirce, Isaac Newton
notes: label: Description
content: Isaac Newton Peirce from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk. Patent no. 53474 was issued on March 27, 1866.
label: Description
content: This desk has a simple metal support system for both the chair and desk. The legs flare out. The chair is wooden with a metal curved back, but most of the back is exposed so there is only upper back support. The chair is attached to a metal pole that connects from under the seat and extends to the side. The desk sits on a wooden base foundation.
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: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
topic: label: classified
content: Patent Models
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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.65.0493
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: catalog number
content: 65.0493
label: patent number
content: 53,474
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: desk: 9 1/4 in x 5 3/4 in x 8 1/4 in; 23.495 cm x 14.605 cm x 20.955 cm
label: Measurements
content: chair: 4 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in x 3 3/8 in; 10.795 cm x 8.89 cm x 8.5725 cm