"The Visible Man" Assembly Kit, 1959

Artifact

Kit (Set)

Date Made

1959

Creators

Renwal Blueprint Models 

Place of Creation

United States, New York, Mineola 

Keywords

Kits (Sets) 

Packaging 

Manuals (Instructional materials) 

Models (Representations) 

Educational toys 

Toys (Recreational artifacts) 

Human anatomy 

Physiology 

Transparency (Optical property) 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2000.55.12

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Miriam R. Epstein.

Material

Plastic
Transparency (Optical property)
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Blue
Red
Yellow
Black (Color)
White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 2.5 in

Width: 13 in

Length: 16 in

Inscriptions

top of box: THE / VISIBLE / MAN / PATENT PENDING / Assembly Kit / THE WONDERS OF / THE HUMAN BODY / REVEALED! / FROM SKIN / TO SKELETON... side of box: Renwal / MINEOLA, N.Y. / THE VISIBLE MAN / Assembly Kit / incredible!