Collection Highlights
Untitled (Skating in Central Park, N.Y.)
Date:
ca. 1890
Object Number:
PR.020.50.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Coupe
Object Number:
Z.245
Date:
1928-1934
Medium:
Iron, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 4 x 2 in. ( 5.7 x 10.2 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Black painted cast iron two-door coupe with front and rear fenders connected by running board; four open side windows, two open front and rear; cast details include radiator grille and headlights; four solid disk wheels; rivet under back windows.
Gallery Label:
Small toys such as this one were popular from the late 1920s to the early 1930s, and were sold for a nickel, dime, or quarter. Also referred to as 'Midgets' (as named by Hubley) and 'N.D.Q. toys.' (See Publications)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
