Addison S. Vorse's 1869 School Desk Patent fragment
date: label: date made
content: 1869
label: patent date
content: 1869-11-16
name: label: inventor
content: Vorse, Addison S.
notes: label: Description
content: Addison S. Vorse from Des Moines, Iowa, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk. Patent no. 97005 was issued on March 16, 1869.
label: Description
content: This seat frpm the desk model is made of wood and has steel hardware attached to the bottom. A wooden plaque with a metal piece is screwed into the board as well. The seat was able to fold down, and there is storage for books. According to the patent draeing, the desk is attached to the back of the bench.
label: Description
content: Addison S. Vorse was born in 1821. Along with his brother, Norman, he manufactured and sold agricultural implements in Iowa.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced in patent specifications
content: United States: Iowa, Des Moines
topic: label: general subject association
content: Education
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.65.0353
label: catalog number
content: 65.0353
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: patent number
content: 97,005
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: steel (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/8 in x 11 in x 8 1/8 in; 5.3975 cm x 27.94 cm x 20.6375 cm