James Blair's 1867 School Desk Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1867
label: patent date
content: 1867-04-16
name: label: patentee
content: Blair, James E.
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Blair, James E.
notes: label: Description
content: James Blair from New Haven, Connecticut, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk. Patent no. 63839 was issued on April 16, 1867.
label: Description
content: This desk is made of polished wood and metal hinges. The desk tilts towards the chair, and its sides are made with slabs of wood instead of constructed legs. The patent features a reversible desktop that would switch easily between a traditional wood desktop and a slate blackboard. "James Blair, New Haven CT" is painted on the bottom of the desk.
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: Connecticut, New Haven
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.65.0361
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: catalog number
content: 65.0361
label: patent number
content: 63,839
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: 7 3/4 in x 8 in x 4 3/4 in; 19.685 cm x 20.32 cm x 12.065 cm