Edwin J. Piper's 1873 School Seat Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1873
label: patent date
content: 1873-04-22
name: label: patentee
content: Piper, Edwin J.
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
label: inventor
content: Piper, Edwin J.
notes: label: Description
content: Edwin J. Piper from Springfield, Massachusetts, received a U.S. patent for an improved school chair. Patent no. 138190 was issued on April 22, 1873.
label: Description
content: The wooden slatted seat is secured onto a pedestal. His combination of slats, hinges, and flanges is new. The backrest is curved and connects to the seat, which gives lower back support. The ends of the slats are connected to a metal frame that outlines the entire seat. The stem is screwed into a wooden base. The seat is not adjustable and does not fold. The patent was recognized for its monobloc stem and brass colored metal frame.
label: Description
content: Edwin J. Piper was born in 1849. He was an inventor and Known for being the manufacturer of the Springfield ruling machine. He died in 1933 at his home in Springfield, Massachusetts.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced in patent specifications
content: United States: Massachusetts, Springfield
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.65.0323
label: catalog number
content: 65.0323
label: accession number
content: 249602
label: patent number
content: 138,190
objectType: label: Object Name
content: school chair
label: Object Name
content: model
label: Object Name
content: seat 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: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 1/4 in x 3 in x 3 1/4 in; 13.335 cm x 7.62 cm x 8.255 cm