David I. Stagg's 1867 School Desk Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1867
label: patent date
content: 1867-10-01
name: label: patentee
content: Stagg, David I.
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Stagg, David I.
notes: label: Description
content: David I. Stagg from New York City received a U.S. patent for an improved invention for a school desk attachment. Patent no. 69501 was issued on October 1, 1867.
label: Description
content: The patent featured a metal frame that would be fitted into slots on the desktop. The frame served to hold maps, drawings, or documents while they were being copied. The model is made entirely of dark wood, and the desktop is tilted to illustrate the position of the frame.
label: Description
content: David I. Stagg was born September 6, 1816 in Patterson, New Jersey. For fifty years he served as an apprentice and journeyman in the New York school system. In his last post he served the New York City Board of Education as Superintendent of School Buildings, overseeing school construction from 1872-1886. The museum owns four of his school desk patent models. He died May 11, 1886.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced in patent specifications
content: United States: New York, New York City
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.65.0363
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: catalog number
content: 65.0363
label: patent number
content: 69,501
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: 7 3/4 in x 4 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in; 19.685 cm x 11.43 cm x 21.59 cm