William P. Goolman's 1874 School Desk Patent Model fragment
date: label: date made
content: 1874
label: patent date
content: 1874-06-23
name: label: patentee
content: Goolman, William P.
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Goolman, William P.
notes: label: Description
content: William P. Goodman from Kansas City, Missouri, received a U.S. patent for an improved desk. Patent no. 152224 was issued on June 23, 1874.
label: Description
content: The remaining parts of this desk model are four slats of dark wood that are indented on each side. The slats are connected by a museum foam board. According to the drawing and specifications both the seat and desk can be folded. The desktop was designed to be supported at different angles and included an ink well strip and bookrack. When the desk was folded, items sitting on the desk would not roll off.
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, Kansas City
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.65.0392
label: catalog number
content: 65.0392
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: patent number
content: 152,224
objectType: label: Object Name
content: desk model fragments
label: Object Type
content: Patent Model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 in x 3 1/2 in; 27.94 cm x 8.89 cm