American-type Locomotive Model, without Tender, Unidentified, ca. 1860s-1880s

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American-type Locomotive Model, without Tender

ca. 1860s-1880s · Sculpture · 30.2 × 72.4 cm

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, Stati Uniti

SalaLuce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 27B

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Model trains made of lead or tin became popular after the transcontinental railroad line was finished in 1869. The triangular metal fixture on the front of this model locomotive is called a cowcatcher, which was used to push cows off the tracks when the train was unable to stop.

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1986.65.335A-B

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Nella stessa sala · Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 27B, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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