Frederick Everhart McKinley's 1881 School Desk and Seat Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1881
label: patent date
content: 1881-08-23
label: associated date
content: 1876
name: label: patentee
content: McKinley, Frederick E.
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: McKinley, Frederick E.
notes: label: Description
content: Frederick Everhart McKinley from Wellington, Kansas, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk. Patent no. 246177 was issued on August 23, 1881.
label: Description
content: This desk is supported by a stationary bar that allows the desk to pivot. Both desk and seat can fold up to save space when room is needed. The desk has a shelf, which is supported by two wooden brackets. The seat folds with the use of metal hinges. The desk is made up of unpolished slats of light colored wood.
label: Description
content: Frederick Everhart McKinley was a carpenter born in 1850.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced in patent specifications
content: United States: Kansas, Wellington
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.249602.583
label: catalog number
content: 249602.583
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: patent number
content: 246,177
objectType: label: Object Name
content: school desk
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: 6 1/4 in x 4 in x 6 1/2 in; 15.875 cm x 10.16 cm x 16.51 cm