William P. Uhlinger's 1868 School Desk and Seat Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1868
label: patent date
content: 1868-12-22
name: label: patentee
content: Uhlinger, William P.
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Uhlinger, William P.
notes: label: Description
content: William P. Uhlinger from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk. Patent no. 3297 was issued on December 22, 1868.
label: Description
content: This desk is attached to the back of the seat, and the desktop does not lift up. There is ironwork on the side of the desk, as well as a shelf underneath the desk for storage. There is also a place for an inkwell. The backrest and seat are flat and have no curves. The metal work is green with metal hinges.
label: Description
content: William P. Uhlinger joined with George W. Harris to form W. P. Uhlinger in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company manufactured and sold school furniture and desks.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced in patent specifications
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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.65.0364
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: catalog number
content: 65.0364
label: patent number
content: 73297
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: Physical Description
content: iron (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 1/2 in x 9 3/4 in x 7 in; 16.51 cm x 24.765 cm x 17.78 cm