Seth L. Wilkinson's 1860 School Desk and Seat Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1860
label: patent date
content: 1860-09-18
name: label: patentee
content: Wilkinson, Seth L.
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Wilkinson, Seth L.
notes: label: Description
content: Seth Wilkinson from Cross Plains, Tennessee, received a U.S. patent for an improved wooden school desk. Patent no. 30102 was issued on September 18, 1860.
label: Description
content: This school desk is positioned so that the student is at a right angle to the seat. This would make sitting more pleasant and help with posture. The construction of his desk takes up less room than other desks. However, it is not adjustable or compact.
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: Tennessee, Cross Plains
topic: 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.65.0355
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: catalog number
content: 65.0355
label: patent number
content: 30,102
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: Measurements
content: overall: 5 in x 5 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 13.97 cm x 26.67 cm