Model Train

Name/Title

Model Train

Entry/Object ID

2022.72.1

Description

Miniature train engine and tender (coal car). The model is made from painted wood and sits on a base of railroad tracks. The engine and tender are black with black and silver wheels. A red stripe runs the length of the engine and tender. On the engine, the stripe has the blue label, "AMERICAN FREEDOM TRAIN" on each side. On the tender, the stripe has 13 5-pointed stars on each side. The model is inside a glass case with a wooden frame. A small photograph of original train is at the center top of the front pane, attached with a pin hinge. A paper tag is inserted into the frame of the case indicating that the model won first premium at a fair.

Context

Shows Bicentennial "American Freedom Train". Made by Frederick A. Brice Sr. of Burlington, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2022.72

Source or Donor

Goldberg, Aaron, Goldberg, Rebecca London

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Brice, Frederick Joseph, Sr. (1917-1988)

Date made

1977

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Model

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Train

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Rail Vehicles

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Class

Rail Transportation Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Material

Wood, Paint, Glass

Relationships

Related Events

Event

US Bicentennial Celebration

Event

Champlain Valley Fair