William A. Slaymaker's 1874 Opera Chair Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1874
label: patent date
content: 1874-06-09
name: label: inventor
content: Slaymaker, William A.
notes: label: Description
content: William A. Slaymaker from Louisville, Kentucky, received a U.S. patent for an improved opera chair. Patent no. 151926 was issued on June 9, 1874.
label: Description
content: The patent featured a design that would close automatically when it was not in use. This ability to fold up allowed for a more compact form. The desk was designed to be simple and inexpensive yet pleasing in appearance. The model has a wooden seat with a frayed cushion. The seat is curved and folds up to the backrest..The ironwork on the sides of the chair and armrest feature a detail of grapes. There is also a footrest bar. While this chair was initially designed for the opera, it was also used for school desk chairs.
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: Kentucky, Louisville
topic: label: classified
content: Patent Models
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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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: DL.65.0300
label: catalog number
content: 65.0300
label: patent number
content: 151,926
label: accession number
content: 249602
objectType: label: Object Name
content: chair model
label: Object Type
content: Patent Model
label: Other Terms
content: chair model; Furniture
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cloth (seat cover material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (side supports and joinery material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 3/4 in x 7 in x 3 3/4 in; 12.065 cm x 17.78 cm x 9.525 cm