Collection Highlights
Plan of the Central Park, New York : Entry No. 4 in the competition
Date:
March 20, 1858
Object Number:
PR.003.234
Medium:
Ink and colored washes
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Luce Center
Printer's Block
Object Number:
2002.1.560
Date:
1890-1940
Medium:
Metal, wood
Dimensions:
4 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in.
Description:
This printer's block is made of steel sheathed in copper mounted on wood. This block has an advertisment for a sled. The words "The sled that's always ahead" are in reverse at the top. At the lower left, a drawing of a child on a sled, and in the center, the words "Flexible Flyer", also in reverse. More text describes the advantages of the sled.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
