Eldridge J. Smith's 1872 School Desk and Seat Patent Model fragment
date: label: date made
content: 1872
label: associated date
content: 1878
label: patent date
content: 1872-06-25
name: label: patentee
content: Smith, Elbridge J.
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Smith, Elbridge J.
notes: label: Description
content: Eldridge J. Smith from Washington, D.C., received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk and seat. Patent no. 128432 was issued on June 25, 1872.
label: Description
content: This patent featured a school seat and desk that improved adjustability. Only the seat exists from the original model. There are small nails that hold the wooden slates to a circular wooden frame.
label: Description
content: Eldridge J. Smith was born in 1825 and became a patent lawyer in Washington, D.C.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced in patent specifications
content: United States: District of Columbia, Washington
topic: label: general subject association
content: Education
label: general subject association
content: Institutional Furnishings
label: classified
content: Furniture
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.249602.600
label: catalog number
content: 249602.600
label: patent number
content: 128,432
label: accession number
content: 249602
objectType: label: Object Name
content: desk and seat patent model fragment
label: Object Name
content: desk and chair model
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: 2 3/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 6.985 cm x 5.715 cm