Addison S. Vorse's 1870 School Desk and Seat Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1870
label: patent date
content: 1870-06-28
name: label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: patentee
content: Vorse, Addison S.
label: inventor
content: Vorse, Addison S.
notes: label: Description
content: Addison S. Vorse from Des Moines, Iowa, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk seat. Patent no. 104906 was issued on June 28, 1870.
label: Description
content: This school desk seat is designed to hold firmly in place and be folded up completely when not in use. It is made out of wood with cast iron legs and feet. The desk behind the backrest slides up, then out. The ironwork on the desk has a Gothic design. There is a small shelf attached underneath the bottom of the desktop. When it is compact, the shelf is vertical and can still be used for storage.
label: Description
content: Addison S. Vorse was born in 1821. Along with his brother, Norman, he manufactured and sold agricultural implements in Iowa.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced in patent specifications
content: United States: Iowa, Des Moines
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.65.0426
label: catalog number
content: 65.0426
label: patent number
content: 104,906
label: accession number
content: 249602
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: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 13 in x 10 1/2 in x 13 in; 33.02 cm x 26.67 cm x 33.02 cm