. School furniture . their formand clothing, need more space between the desk andback-rest. 16 SCHOOL FURNITURE. Fig. 4 is a section of an adjustable desk and chair,slightly diflferent in construction, but on the same prin-ciple. As shown, the desk and chair are secured firmlyto the floor. To permit horizontal adjustment I provide•a slotted link, a, which slides on the piece &, and bymeans of screws, with nuts c c on both sides, it can be* firmly secuied to the piece h after the horizontal adjust-ment has been made. The pins d d serve to hold theslotted link a in a perfectly horizontal positio
. School furniture . their formand clothing, need more space between the desk andback-rest. 16 SCHOOL FURNITURE. Fig. 4 is a section of an adjustable desk and chair,slightly diflferent in construction, but on the same prin-ciple. As shown, the desk and chair are secured firmlyto the floor. To permit horizontal adjustment I provide•a slotted link, a, which slides on the piece &, and bymeans of screws, with nuts c c on both sides, it can be* firmly secuied to the piece h after the horizontal adjust-ment has been made. The pins d d serve to hold theslotted link a in a perfectly horizontal position. The back-rest e, by means of the set-screw /, can beadjusted vertically and independent of its horizontaladjustment. To regulate the adjustments of the desk and chair tothe varying heights and sizes of pupils I present the fol-lowing table, which may be implicitly relied on: — SCHOOL fur:n^ituiie. 17 Letters A-B, G-D, etc., refer to dis-tances between points marked bysimilar letters, on Figs. 1, 3, and 18 SCHOOL FURNITURE. As Seeing is believing, I invite particular attentionto Figs. 5, 6, and 7. They are photographs from life ofdifferent persons seated at the same desk, but adjusteddifferently for each occupant. Fig. 5 represents a boy 3 ft. 2 in. high seated at mydesk, Avith the desk and chair adjusted to correspondto his height. Fig. 6 represents a boy 4 ft. 4 in. in height in areading position and occupying the same desk, but withthe desk and chair now adjusted to correspond to thissecond height. Fig. 7 represents a man 5 ft. 6J in. high in adraughting position and occupying the same desk andchair, but again differently adjusted to correspond tohis greater height. It is my hope that my desk and chair, in makingwhich I have endeavored to embody the results of muchforeign study, and to adapt it to the wants of the peopleof the United States, will be thoroughly examined andtested; and I shall be pleased to listen to any remarksor objections that may be offered on th
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