Unique Art Lincoln Tunnel

Object/Artifact

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Railway Village Museum

Lincoln Tunnel

Lincoln Tunnel

Name/Title

Unique Art Lincoln Tunnel

Entry/Object ID

2021.1.50

Description

This Unique Art toy is based off the real Lincoln Tunnel that is approximately 1.5 miles long and goes from Weehawken, NJ to Manhattan, NY. This tunnel travels underneath the Hudson River. The tunnel consists of three different tubes, each one built at a different time, and put together, it took from 1934 to 1957 to completely finish.

Use

Recreation

Acquisition

Accession

2021.1

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Unique Art Manufacturing Company

Date made

circa 1935

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Toy, Mechanical

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Height

2 in

Width

3-1/4 in

Weight

13.1 oz

Material

lithograph, tin