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Plasticine Wind Tunnel Model for a Streamlined K4s Class Locomotive, Pennsylvania Railroad

Cooper Hewitt

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    Object Details

    Designer

    Raymond Loewy, American, b. France, 1893–1986

    Client

    Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Manufacturer

    Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Description

    Oblique view from the front end of the plasticine model of the first streamlined train (K4s class), designed for the Pennsylvannia Railroad Company. The front of the train dominates the left foreground, and the back of the train appears in the center right background.

    Credit Line

    Gift of the Pennsylvania Railroad through Samuel M. Vauclain

    Date

    1936

    Accession Number

    1937-58-6

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    transportation

    Object Name

    Photostat

    Type

    Photostat

    Medium

    White crayon over photostat on white wove paper

    Dimensions

    45.3 x 63.4 cm (17 13/16 x 24 15/16 in.)

    made in

    USA

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq48b691f1f-8d37-4ae8-a5e1-b52cb1f62528

    Record ID

    chndm_1937-58-6

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