Samuel Crumrine's 1876 School Desk and Seat Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1876
label: patent date
content: 1876-02-08
label: associated date
content: 1880
name: label: patentee
content: Crumrine, Samuel
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Crumrine, Samuel
notes: label: Description
content: Samuel Crumrine from Indianapolis, Indiana, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk. Patent no. 173272 was issued on February 8, 1876.
label: Description
content: This model is wooden with alternating dark and light slats for the bench. The desk does not use any screws or nails in its construction, nor does it have any metal parts. This makes the desk cheap, strong, and durable. However, the desk is meant to be fastened to the floor with the use of L-shaped pieces of iron. The desk is attached to the backrest and has wooden stilts underneath the desktop to prop it up or fold down.
label: Description
content: Samuel Crumrine was registered as a carpenter in 1880.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced in patent specifications
content: United States: Indiana, Indianapolis
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.249602.580
label: catalog number
content: 249602.580
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: patent number
content: 173,272
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: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 1/4 in x 8 in x 8 1/2 in; 26.035 cm x 20.32 cm x 21.59 cm