Object Details
patentee
Crumrine, Samuel
transfer
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
inventor
Crumrine, Samuel
Description
Samuel Crumrine from Indianapolis, Indiana, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk. Patent no. 173272 was issued on February 8, 1876.
This model is wooden with alternating dark and light slats for the bench. The desk does not use any screws or nails in its construction, nor does it have any metal parts. This makes the desk cheap, strong, and durable. However, the desk is meant to be fastened to the floor with the use of L-shaped pieces of iron. The desk is attached to the backrest and has wooden stilts underneath the desktop to prop it up or fold down.
Samuel Crumrine was registered as a carpenter in 1880.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1876
patent date
1876-02-08
associated date
1880
ID Number
CL.249602.580
catalog number
249602.580
accession number
249602
patent number
173,272
Object Name
school desk
model
desk model
Object Type
Patent Model
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 10 1/4 in x 8 in x 8 1/2 in; 26.035 cm x 20.32 cm x 21.59 cm
referenced in patent specifications
United States: Indiana, Indianapolis
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Home and Community Life: Education
American History Education Collection
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Patent Model School Seats and Desks
Data Source
National Museum of American History
general subject association
Education
classified
Patent Models
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_660960