Morris Lancaster's 1876 School Desk and Seat Hinge Improvement Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1876
label: patent date
content: 1876-08-29
label: associated date
content: 1873
name: label: patentee
content: Lancaster, Morris
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Lancaster, Morris
notes: label: Description
content: Morris Lancaster from Richmond, Indiana, received a U.S. patent for an improved hinge to work with the school desk lid. Patent no. 181689 was issued on August 29, 1876.
label: Description
content: This model features a combination of wood and metal. The patent has a new mechanism called a “pawl” or “dog” that acted as a stop concerning the desk lid. This held the lid in position and operated automatically to hold or release it.
label: Description
content: Morris Lancaster was born in 1842 and became a carpenter in Richmond, Indiana.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced in patent specifications
content: United States: Indiana, Richmond
topic: label: general subject association
content: Education
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.249602.598
label: catalog number
content: 249602.598
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: patent number
content: 181,689
objectType: label: Object Name
content: school desk hinge
label: Object Name
content: model
label: Object Name
content: desk hinge patent 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: 1 in x 8 in x 5 in; 2.54 cm x 20.32 cm x 12.7 cm