Fernando Dibble's 1867 School Seat Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1867
label: patent date
content: 1867-07-23
name: label: inventor
content: Dibble, Fernando J.
notes: label: Description
content: Aaron W. Hempleman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk. Patent no. 177835 was issued on May 23, 1876.
label: Description
content: This model has metal legs and feet and a desk that consists of light and dark wooden slats. The metal sides feature a design, adding visual interest to the desk. The desk is attached to the backrest, and although the seat and backrest are curved, there is no lower back support. There is a storage shelf underneath the desktop that remains stationary. There is an extra bracket attached to the side of the desk.
label: Description
content: Aaron W. Hempleman joined the firm originated by John P. Allen and George H. Grant. In 1876, he and Grant formed Grant & Hempleman to manufacture church and school furniture.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced in patent specifications
content: United States: Illinois, Chicago
topic: label: classified
content: Patent Models
label: general subject association
content: Education
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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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: DL.65.0496
label: catalog number
content: 65.0496
label: patent number
content: 67,107
label: accession number
content: 249602
objectType: label: Object Name
content: seat model
label: Object Type
content: Patent Model
label: Object Type
content: <toys by form>
label: Other Terms
content: seat model; Furniture; Folding
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (frame; arms; plaque; connecting hardware material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (seat; seat back; base material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 1/4 in x 7 in x 2 3/4 in; 20.955 cm x 17.78 cm x 6.985 cm