Isaac Whitbeck's 1878 School Desk Patent Model (desktop missing leg support)
date: label: date made
content: 1878
label: patent date
content: 1878-10-29
name: label: inventor
content: Whitbeck, Isaac
notes: label: Description
content: Isaac Whitbeck from Potter, New York, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk. Patent no. 209533 was issued on October 29, 1878.
label: Description
content: This is an improvement for a two seat desk. The two desktops fold out from the middle on opposite sides and are painted black and red. The storage area is divided into sections for pens, inkstands, and private papers. On top of the desk is a place for a lamp as well as adjustable reflectors. This model is composed primarily of metal and is in poor condition as it is missing the leg supports and the central desk surface..
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: New York, Potter
topic: label: general subject association
content: Education
label: general subject association
content: Business
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.65.0346
label: catalog number
content: 65.0346
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: patent number
content: 209,533
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: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 1/4 in x 8 in; 23.495 cm x 20.32 cm