Object Details
- 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
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- patentee
- Peirce, Isaac Newton
- transfer
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- inventor
- Peirce, Isaac Newton
- date made
- 1866
- patent date
- 1866-03-27
- 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
- Object Name
- model
- desk model
- Object Type
- Patent Model
