Object Details
- patentee
- Peirce, Isaac Newton
- transfer
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- inventor
- Peirce, Isaac Newton
- Description
- Isaac Newton Peirce from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk. Patent no. 53474 was issued on March 27, 1866.
- This desk has a simple metal support system for both the chair and desk. The legs flare out. The chair is wooden with a metal curved back, but most of the back is exposed so there is only upper back support. The chair is attached to a metal pole that connects from under the seat and extends to the side. The desk sits on a wooden base foundation.
- We are not aware of any additional information about the inventor/patentee.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1866
- patent date
- 1866-03-27
- ID Number
- CL.65.0493
- accession number
- 249602
- catalog number
- 65.0493
- patent number
- 53,474
- Object Name
- model
- desk model
- Object Type
- Patent Model
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- desk: 9 1/4 in x 5 3/4 in x 8 1/4 in; 23.495 cm x 14.605 cm x 20.955 cm
- chair: 4 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in x 3 3/8 in; 10.795 cm x 8.89 cm x 8.5725 cm
- referenced in patent specifications
- United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Education
- American History Education Collection
- Cultures & Communities
- Patent Model School Seats and Desks
- National Museum of American History
- classified
- Patent Models
- Record ID
- nmah_679732
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-fa0f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
