M. L. Holt and L. C. Abbott's 1870 School Desk and Seat Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1870
label: patent date
content: 1870-02-15
name: label: patentee
content: Holt, M. L.
label: patentee
content: Abbott, L. C.
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Holt, M. L.
label: inventor
content: Abbott, L. C.
notes: label: Description
content: M.L. Holt and L.C. Abbott from Eaton, Ohio, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk and seat. Patent no. 99895 was issued on February 15, 1870.
label: Description
content: The model featured a seat and desk that were both adjustable.
label: Description
content: M.L. Holt and L.C. Abbott were schoolteachers. Holt served as a school principal and Abbott served on the Board of Education. Besides partnering together to patent the school desk, patent no. 998895, the two men would partner with Sterling D. Tuttle (Eaton, Ohio) and patent another school desk seat, patent no. 80106.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced in patent specifications
content: United States: Ohio, Eaton
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.65.0424
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: catalog number
content: 65.0424
label: patent number
content: 99,895
objectType: 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: iron (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 in x 7 in x 8 3/16 in; 25.4 cm x 17.78 cm x 20.828 cm
label: Measurements
content: seat: 2 3/4 in x 11 1/4 in; 6.985 cm x 28.575 cm