Skating Rod and Stool Patent Model
date: label: Date made
content: 1869
name: label: maker
content: Hall, Jr., William
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Skating rod and stool patent model. Metal stand has a circular base with a brass plate engraved with "William Hall, Jr. [/] North Adams, Mass". A rod extends from the top of the base with two other rods that telescope inside the first rod. The top of the rod has a small circular, fabric covered stool affixed to it. The original patent tag is with the object, "Patent Number 90,530 [/] May 25th 1869."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, North Adams
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Ice Skating
label: level of sport
content: recreational
label: web subject
content: Patent Models
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
label: See more items in
content: Patent Models
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Raport
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1977.1216.13
label: catalog number
content: 1977.1216.13
label: accession number
content: 1977.1216
label: patent number
content: 90530
objectType: label: Object Name
content: ice skates, patent model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, tin (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 in x 3 1/2 in; 22.86 cm x 8.89 cm