John Upton and William H. Kline's 1872 School Desk Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1872
label: associated date
content: 1869
label: patent date
content: 1872-06-11
name: label: patentee
content: Upham, John
label: patentee
content: Kline, William H.
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Upham, John
label: inventor
content: Kline, William H.
notes: label: Description
content: John Upham and William Kline from Easton, Ohio, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk and seat. Patent no. 127940 was issued on June 11, 1872.
label: Description
content: This desk has a wooden seat and legs with a cast iron frame with brass pieces at the joint and wooden slatted seat. The seat in the front of the desk folds up and the desk top behind the seat folds up. The desktop slides down behind the backrest. The desktop does not lift open, and it has no storage but folds compactly. These were created to be lined up in rows in the classroom with the desk at the end of each row using a freestanding chair.
label: Description
content: John Upham was born in Easton, Ohio, in 1834. He worked as a carpenter and filed numerous patents. He died in 1911.
label: Description
content: William H. Kline was born in Easton, Ohio, in 1824. He worked as a wagon maker and filed numerous patents. He died in 1901.
place: label: associated place
content: United States: Ohio, Eaton
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.65.0417
label: catalog number
content: 65.417
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: patent number
content: 127,940
objectType: label: Object Name
content: model
label: Object Name
content: desk model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: iron (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 1/4 in x 8 1/4 in x 6 1/4 in; 18.415 cm x 20.955 cm x 15.875 cm