G. A. Stewart 1869 School Desk and Seat Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1869
label: patent date
content: 1869-01-05
name: label: patentee
content: Stewart, G. A.
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Stewart, G. A.
notes: label: Description
content: G. A. Stewart from Des Moines, Iowa, received a U.S. patent for an improved folding school desk and seat. Patent no. 85544 was issued on January 5, 1869.
label: Description
content: This desk features both a seat and lid that lift up. There is storage underneath the desk. It has metal hinges. "G.A. Stewart, Inventor, Des Moines, Iowa School Desk and Seat Combined," painted in blue, is on the patent. There is also a blue, painted design along the sides of the chair and desk.
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: Iowa, Des Moines
topic: 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.65.0370
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: catalog number
content: 65.0370
label: patent number
content: 85,544
objectType: label: Object Name
content: model
label: Object Name
content: desk model
label: Object Type
content: Patent Model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 in x 10 in x 5 1/2 in; 20.32 cm x 25.4 cm x 13.97 cm