"Liberty Island" Snow Globe, circa 1995
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Artifact Overview
Innovations in plastics and injection-molding led to the availability of affordable snow globes for the mass public. These became integrally linked with roadside travel, sold as tourist souvenirs. Liberty Island--part of the borough of Manhattan in New York but located in New Jersey waters--includes the Statue of Liberty, shown here against the New York City skyline.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Snow globe
Date Made
circa 1995
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2018.99.35
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Water (Inorganic material)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 2.75 in
Width: 3.875 in
Length: 3 in
Inscriptions
inside, front:
LIBERTY ISLAND, N.Y.
on bottom:
NO 354S / MADE IN HONG KONG
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