George Grant's 1869 School Desk and Seat Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1869
label: associated date; patent date
content: 1869-04-06
name: label: inventor
content: Grant, George H.
notes: label: Description
content: George Grant from Richmond, Indiana, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk. Patent no. 88563 was issued on April 6, 1869.
label: Description
content: This desk features an innovation in folding. The leaf of the school desk can be pulled out slightly raised and withdrawn from the desk and then brought down to fold. A place for the ink well, pens, pencils, and books is included in the design. It is made out of oak-colored wood. The wooden bench and legs flare out.
label: Description
content: George H. Grant and John Allen formed a partnership to manufacture school desks. After Allen’s death, the firm became George H. Grant & Company. In 1876 Grant formed a partnership with A. W. Hempleman to manufacture school and church furniture.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced in patent specifications
content: United States: Indiana, Richmond
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.65.0423
label: catalog number
content: 65.0423
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: patent number
content: 88,563
objectType: label: Object Name
content: model
label: Object Name
content: school desk patent 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: 4 in x 10 in x 8 in; 10.16 cm x 25.4 cm x 20.32 cm