The great East River suspension bridge.

[approximately 1881] (New York : Stirn & Lyon)

1 bridge assembly : chiefly wood, with metal and textile, in wooden box 16 x 40 x 8 cm

Exhibited: "Villes en mouvement: jouets et transports = Cities in motion: toys and transport", Centre canadien d'architecture, Nov. 15, 2000-Apr. 1, 2001.
Exhibited: "L'architecture en jeux: jeux de construction du CCA = Buildings in boxes: architectural toys from the CCA", Centre canadien d'architecture, Nov. 27, 1990-Mar. 31, 1991.

An early Brooklyn Bridge toy featuring the 19th century suspension bridge linking Brooklyn and Manhattan which took 14 years to build. The cover graphic shows the toy bridge spanning the East River. Also depicted are the city halls of New York and Brooklyn (later Brooklyn Borough Hall), with the Fulton Ferry terminal on the Brooklyn waterfront.

Wooden toys United States Specimens.
Toys United States Specimens.
Bridges Models.
Jouets en bois États-Unis Spécimens.
Jouets États-Unis Spécimens.
Toys.
Wooden toys.
Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) Models.
New York (State) New York Brooklyn Bridge.
United States.

Tab-and-slot assembly system toys.
Specimens.

Stirn & Lyon.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main objects 61101
Cote: TS2301.T7.W6 S74 1881
Statut: Disponible