Patent Model - Improved School-Desk
Maker and role
Ernst Gilles, Patentee
Jules Wendell, Patentee
Production date
Jan 19 1869
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, brass
Measurements
7 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 7" (19.1 x 24.1 x 17.8cm)
Description
Gilles and Wendell's patent "consists in providing a hinge, adapted to a shoulder, occupying but little space, made easily adjustable by the hand, so that the teacher, pupil, or any person, can easily and readily let down the table-leaf and raise and fasten the same again." (Patent Number 85,924)
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Object number
2015.14.959a,b
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