Nylon Fishing Line Used by Lindbergh Family While Camping, 1950-1957
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Artifact Overview
Charles and Anne Lindbergh carried this nylon fishing line when camping on their cross-country trips. The Lindbergh family traveled to 37 states and Ontario, Canada between 1942 and 1957 in a trailer supplied by Henry Ford.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Fishing line
Date Made
1950-1957
Subject Date
1950-1957
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
57.72.24
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Charles A. Lindbergh
Material
Nylon
Wood (Plant material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Red
Silver (Color)
Blue
Dimensions
Diameter: 2.1875 in
Thickness: 1.5 in
Inscriptions
Printed on label: AIR FLO / (fish image) / RUBBERIZED / NYLON / FISHING LINE / 25LB TEST / 50 YDS. / MADE OF DUPONT NYLON / WATERPROOFED / ROT RESISTANT
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SetThe Lindberghs’ Trailer
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This photograph shows the interior of the trailer Henry Ford gave to his friend Charles Lindbergh in 1942. Charles and his wife Anne used it as a home on the road and as a spare room and study at home. Anne wrote The Steep Ascent here, and Charles wrote portions of his Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Spirit of St. Louis.