Wesley Chase's 1870 School Desk Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1870
label: patent date
content: 1870-03-08
name: label: patentee
content: Chase, Wesley
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Chase, Wesley
notes: label: Description
content: Wesley Chase from Buffalo, New York, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk. Patent no. 100600 was issued on March 8, 1870.
label: Description
content: This desk is made of wood and has a compartment for schoolbooks and other materials. The metal bolted legs are connected from the front and back left and the front and back right. The legs flare out. The second piece has a flat top that is curved and arched at one end, but flat on the other. There are two pieces of wood that connect and flare out like a stem for base support. It was meant to be durable, strong, and lightweight while costing less.
label: Description
content: Wesley Chase was a partner in M.W. Chase, a manufacturer of church and school furniture.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced in patent specifications
content: United States: New York, Buffalo
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.65.0425
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: catalog number
content: 65.0425
label: patent number
content: 100,600
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: 8 in x 7 3/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 20.32 cm x 19.685 cm x 3.81 cm
label: Measurements
content: 2nd piece: 13 1/2 in x 8 in x 1/2 in; 34.29 cm x 20.32 cm x 1.27 cm