David I. Stagg's 1864 School and Public Building Seat Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1864
label: patent date
content: 1864-11-15
name: label: patentee
content: Stagg, David I.
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Stagg, David I.
notes: label: Description
content: David I. Stagg from New York received a U.S. patent for an improved seat. Patent no. 45091 was issued on November 15, 1864.
label: Description
content: This model is a bench seat that can fit two people. The bottom of the seat has the ability to fold upward so that it will not be in the way of people walking between the seats. There are small designs where the seat and backrest meet. The backrest has three horizontal pieces of wood or slats that are spaced for back support . It is made for both schools and public buildings.
label: Description
content: David I. Stagg was born in 1817. For fifty years he served as an apprentice and journeyman in the New York school system. In his last post he served as Superintendent of School Buildings, overseeing school construction. He died in 1886.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced in patent specifications
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: 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.65.0514
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: catalog number
content: 65.0514
label: patent number
content: 45,091
objectType: label: Object Name
content: model
label: Object Name
content: seat model
label: Object Type
content: Patent Model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 in x 8 1/4 in; 22.86 cm x 20.955 cm