Wendell Hood's 1871 School Desk and Seat Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1871
label: patent date
content: 1871-11-28
name: label: patentee
content: Hood, Wendell Phillips
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Hood, Wendell Phillips
notes: label: Description
content: Wendell Phillips Hood from Winona, Minnesota, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk. Patent no. 121287 was issued on November 28, 1871.
label: Description
content: This school desk securely held writing slates in place, preventing breakage. The desk and seat easily fold up to leave space for students and also leave room for cleaning purposes. A spring bolt allows the desk to lock when folded. The desk has close slats and a wooden backrest. The legs and feet are made out of metal and mounted to a wooden platform. There is an ink well secured to the desk. The desktop does not lift up or fold, and there is no storage. A silver plate on the desk reads: "Folding School Seat and Desk Wendell P. Hood, Winona Minn."
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: Minnesota, Winona
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.65.0382
label: catalog number
content: 65.0382
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: patent number
content: 121,287
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 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in; 21.59 cm x 19.05 cm x 19.05 cm