John Long and Eugene Convers's 1871 School Desk and Seat Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1871
label: patent date
content: 1871-07-18
name: label: patentee
content: Long
label: patentee
content: Converse
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Long, John
label: inventor
content: Convers, Eugene
notes: label: Description
content: John Long and Eugene Converse from Oswego, New York, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk. Patent no. 117090 was issued on July 18, 1871.
label: Description
content: This patent features an adjustable tabletop. The desk sits on two shafts that feature groves. The desk can be raised and lowered as it locks into place with the groves. The model is made of unpolished dark wood and brass. The backrest and seat do not join so there is no lower back support. The attached desk folds down and the horseshoe-shaped brass legs are attached to the bottom of the seat. A silver plate on the desk has "John Long and Eugene Converse, Inventors" engraved on it.
label: Description
content: In 1874, John Long was recorded as working with furniture, presumably as a carpenter or manufacturer.
label: Description
content: In 1866, Eugene Converse was registered as a gunsmith, locksmith, and ornamental fence ironworker.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced in patent specifications
content: United States: New York, Oswego
topic: label: general subject association
content: Education
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.65.0381
label: catalog number
content: 65.0381
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: patent number
content: 117,090
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: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 1/2 in x 10 in x 3 in; 16.51 cm x 25.4 cm x 7.62 cm