George Elsey's 1878 School Desk Juncture Improvement Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1878
label: patent date
content: 1878-05-07
label: associated date
content: 1877
name: label: patent holder
content: Elsey, George
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Elsey, George
notes: label: Description
content: George Elsey from Springfield, Massachusetts, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk. Patent no. 203252 was issued on May 7, 1878.
label: Description
content: This model of a manufacturing improvement for school desks is made out of wood and iron. The wood is joined to the iron by using oblique tendons and transverse angular slots that fit into each other. The design holds the wooden slats firmly so they will not separate, but brace each other. There is a small silver plaque that reads: "George Elsey Inventor Dec. 1 1877" but the remainder of the patent model is missing.
label: Description
content: George Elsey founded the Elsey School Furniture Company and produced settees, lawn and school benches, folding event chairs, and a desk called "The Model," based on this patent..
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced in patent specifications
content: United States: Massachusetts, Springfield
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.249602.595
label: catalog number
content: 249602.595
label: patent number
content: 203,252
label: accession number
content: 249602
objectType: label: Object Name
content: school desk, part of
label: Object Name
content: desk model
label: Object Name
content: desk model juncture improvement
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: 1 1/4 in x 7 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 3.175 cm x 19.05 cm x 8.89 cm