Benjamin Allen's 1875 Folding Seat Hinge Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1875
label: patent date
content: 1875-05-25
label: associated date
content: 1881
name: label: patentee
content: Allen, Benjamin
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Allen, Benjamin
notes: label: Description
content: Benjamin Allen from Trenton, New Jersey, received a U.S. patent for a hinge for school seat. Patent no. 163622 was issued on May 25, 1875.
label: Description
content: This model features a side view of a wooden seat with an improved hinge and lever that lift the seat. The model is painted a dull green color. By adding a spring for constant friction, the seats could be raised and lowered without dropping, creating less noise. In addition to school desks, the invention was applicable to folding seats in other venues.
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 Jersey, Trenton
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.249602.591
label: catalog number
content: 249602.591
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: patent number
content: 163,622
objectType: label: Object Name
content: school desk, part of
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: paint (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 3/4 in x 5 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 19.685 cm x 13.97 cm x 3.81 cm