George W. Hildreth's 1868 School Desk Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1868
label: associated date
content: 1867
label: patent date
content: 1868-02-18
name: label: patentee
content: Hildreth, George W.
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Hildreth, George W.
notes: label: Description
content: George W. Hildreth from Niagara, New York, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk. Patent no. 74688 was issued on February 18, 1868.
label: Description
content: This desk is made of wood with metal hinges and the legs and feet are cast iron. There is pen or pencil writing on the desktop, but it is not legible. The desktop can be folded to reveal storage. The cast iron has a Gothic architectural design.
label: Description
content: George W. Hildreth was born in 1805. He trained as a machinist and builder. In 1833 he established Hildreth & Co. in Lockport, New York, to manufacture school and opera furniture.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced in patent specifications
content: United States: New York, Lockport
topic: label: general subject association
content: Education
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.65.0366
label: catalog number
content: 65.0366
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: patent number
content: 74,688
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: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 in x 6 in x 4 1/2 in; 20.32 cm x 15.24 cm x 11.43 cm