Lincoln Tunnel Mechanical Toy, 1925-1940
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Artifact Overview
This lithographed, pressed metal toy by Unique Art Manufacturing Company, Inc., has vehicles traveling in and out of the Lincoln Tunnel. Cars enter either through rural New Jersey or urban New York. The Lincoln Tunnel opened in 1937 and runs under the Hudson River between New Jersey and Manhattan.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Mechanical toy
Date Made
1925-1940
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by the Unique Art Manufacturing Company in Newark, New Jersey.
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
2000.0.68.31
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Tin (Metal)
Cardboard
Technique
Lithography
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3 in (of toy)
Width: 3.5 in (of toy)
Length: 24 in (of toy)
Height: 3.25 in (of box)
Width: 3.75 in (of box)
Length: 24.25 in (of box)
Inscriptions
Printed on sides of toy: TR.MK. / LINCOLN TUNNEL / REG'D. / MADE IN U.S.A. / UNIQUE ART MFG. CO., INC. / 200 WAVERLY AVE., NEWARK 8. N.J. / SHOWROOM: 200 5TH AVE., NEW YORK 10. N.Y. / PAT'S. PEND.
Printed on sides of box: LINCOLN / TUNNEL / TRAFFIC / UNIQUE ART MANUFACTURING CO. INC., / PIONEER TOY MAKERS SINCE 1916 / FACTORY: NEWARK, N.J. / 200 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, N.Y. / TRADEMARK REG. US. PAT. OFFICE. MADE IN U.S.A.
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