William Kline, John Upham, and S. D. Tuttle's 1876 School Desk and Seat Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1876
label: patent date
content: 1876-01-18
name: label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Kline, William H.
label: inventor
content: Upham, John
label: inventor
content: Tuttle, Sterling D.
notes: label: Description
content: John Upham, William Kline and S. D. Tuttle from Easton, Ohio, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk and seat. Patent no. 127940 was issued on June 11, 1872.
label: Description
content: This desk has a wooden seat and legs with a cast iron frame and a curved, slatted backrest and seat. The seat folds up and the desk behind folds up. The desktop slides down behind the backrest. The desktop does not lift open, and it has no storage but folds compactly.
label: Description
content: John Upham was born in Easton, Ohio, in 1834. He worked as a carpenter and filed numerous patents. He died in 1911.
label: Description
content: William H. Kline was born in Easton, Ohio, in 1824. He worked as a wagon maker and filed numerous patents. He died in 1901.
label: Description
content: Dr. Sterling Dayton Tuttle was born April 25, 1825 in Connecticut and died in 1899. He worked as a dentist.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced in patent specifications
content: United States: Ohio, Eaton
topic: 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.65.0395
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: catalog number
content: 65.0395
label: patent number
content: 172,451
objectType: label: Object Name
content: model
label: Object Name
content: desk model
label: Object Type
content: Patent Model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 3/4 in x 12 1/2 in x 10 in; 24.765 cm x 31.75 cm x 25.4 cm
label: Measurements
content: desk: 9 3/4 in x 4 3/4 in x 1/2 in; 24.765 cm x 12.065 cm x 1.27 cm