John Peard's 1873 School Tablet Desk and Seat Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1873
label: patent date
content: 1873-04-22
name: label: patentee
content: Peard, John
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Peard, John
notes: label: Description
content: John Peard from New York City received a U.S. patent for an improved desk and settee combined. Patent no. 138183 was issued on April 22, 1872.
label: Description
content: This desk is made of wood and cast metal and can be detached from the chair. The rectangular back has graduated horizontal slats and is attached to a pair of cast metal supports. The rectangular seat has four horizontal slats, which fold up against the back. The back legs are joined with a trefoil motif to the front legs. A pair of metal bars supporting a seat is attached to the legs. The desk is attached to a wooden platform.
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: New York, New York City
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.65.0494
label: catalog number
content: 65.0494
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: patent number
content: 138,183
objectType: label: Object Name
content: model
label: Object Name
content: seat 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: iron (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 3/4 in x 5 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in; 17.145 cm x 13.97 cm x 11.43 cm