William A. Slaymaker's 1870 School Desk and Seat Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1870
label: patent date
content: 1870-11-29
label: associated date
content: 1867
name: label: patentee
content: Slaymaker, William A.
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Slaymaker, William A.
notes: label: Description
content: William A. Slaymaker, from Louisville, Kentucky, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk and seat. Patent no. 109770 was issued on November 29, 1870.
label: Description
content: This desk is made of unpolished wood with brass legs and hinges on a metal base. The backrest and seat are both flat, and the desk, attached from behind, folds down. There is no storage underneath the desktop.
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: Georgia, Atlanta
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.249602.587
label: catalog number
content: 249602.587
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: patent number
content: 109,770
objectType: label: Object Name
content: school desk
label: Object Name
content: model
label: Object Name
content: desk and seat 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 1/4 in x 6 3/4 in x 6 3/4 in; 20.955 cm x 17.145 cm x 17.145 cm