Board Game, Magnet, Lindbergh, King Collection

Object Details

Manufacturer

The Welpley-Shea Co.

Physical Description

The box for the game is shaped like a wedge with the top of the box folding at the thinnest side. The top of the box has an image of the Statue of Liberty in the upper right corner. The Statue has a red face and arm and the dress and crown are green. An airplane in the center of the box is red with three green stripes on the top of the wing. A small image of the Eiffel Tower is located in the bottom right corner.

The game itself is divided into two sections. The section on the box top has three columns of alternating red and green circles. Inside the circles are names of locations such as Rome Ocean Paris and Hawaii. The upper section of the game has three magnets mounted on top of the wooden frame. A metal rod fits into two holes in the frame and another magnet is hung from this rod. The paper section of the game has a map of the world showing the routes taken by Chamberlin, Byrd, Lindbergh and Maitland. Three green spaces just below the map are each marked with a different airfield and have a space for one of the games metal airplane pieces to be places on. The magnet hanging from the rod is swung from behind the airplane and if successful picks up the airplane and deposits it on the magnet opposite from the plane.

Summary

On May 20-21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh literally flew into history when he crossed the Atlantic Ocean in his Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis, thus becoming the first pilot to fly solo and nonstop from New York to Paris. This flight made Lindbergh a household name and catapulted him into fame and celebrity. The objects of popular culture in the National Collection display everything from ashtrays to wristwatches reflect the public adulation for Lindbergh and the powerful commercial response to his celebrity. More than 75 years after the Spirit's historic flight, Lindbergh's name still has the power help sell manufactured goods.

Credit Line

Gift of the Stanley King Family.

Inventory Number

A20040289041

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

MEMORABILIA-Popular Culture

Materials

Metal, ferrous in nature, wood and paper

Dimensions

3-D: 29.2 x 29.4 x 6.4cm (11 1/2 x 11 9/16 x 2 1/2 in.)

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

Hangar

Boeing Aviation Hangar

National Air and Space Museum

Record ID

nasm_A20040289041

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv905b75f6b-991f-4890-ad52-071a1d5c57a6