Isaac Whitbeck's 1878 School Desk Patent Model (desktop missing leg support)
National Museum of American History

Isaac Whitbeck's 1878 School Desk Patent Model (desktop missing leg support)

Whitbeck, Isaac · 1878

wood (overall material)
National Museum of American History
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of American History

Isaac Whitbeck from Potter, New York, received a U.S. patent for an improved school desk. Patent no. 209533 was issued on October 29, 1878.

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