Issac Cook's 1868 School Desk and Seat Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1868
label: patent date
content: 1868-03-03
label: associated date
content: 1871
name: label: patentee
content: Cook, Isaac
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Cook, Isaac
notes: label: Description
content: Isaac Cook from St. Louis, Missouri, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk. Patent no. 74993 was issued on March 3, 1868.
label: Description
content: This patent features a wooden flat bench with no lower back support. The legs are attached to a wooden platform with brass and metal hinges, and the seat folds up. The desk is attached behind the backrest and features a metal-checkered pattern on the sides. There is a shelf underneath the desk top for storage. A plaque on the backrest says "Isaac Cook, Saint Louis M.O. Adjustable Seat."
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: Missouri, Saint Louis
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.249602.589
label: catalog number
content: 249602.589
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: patent number
content: 74,993
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: 8 1/4 in x 10 in x 6 1/2 in; 20.955 cm x 25.4 cm x 16.51 cm