Henry R. Fry's 1875 School Seat Standard Support Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1875
label: patent date
content: 1875-06-08
label: associated date
content: 1867
name: label: patentee
content: Fry, Henry R.
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Fry, Henry R.
notes: label: Description
content: Henry R. Fry from Marion, Indiana, received a U.S. patent for an improved standard support for the school seat and desk. Patent no. 164160 was issued on June 8, 1875.
label: Description
content: This model shows a side view of a seat only. The model has two wooden legs and a hinge bracket for the seat to rest on. Both are painted black. The patent features a way to simplify and improve the end pieces of the desk support. While it was intended for school desks, it also had applications for general business purposes such as folding seats in theaters.
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: Indiana, Marion
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.249602.592
label: catalog number
content: 249602.592
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: patent number
content: 164,160
objectType: label: Object Name
content: school desk, leg support
label: Object Name
content: desk leg support patent model
label: Object Name
content: desk model, leg support
label: Object Type
content: Patent Model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 1/4 in x 3 1/4 in; 18.415 cm x 8.255 cm