Spoon, Thor Solberg

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Object Details

Physical Description

silver commemorative spoon; Spoon 2: relief of Thor Solberg and his aircraft depicted on the handle and map of route from Norway to Greenland depicted in spoon.

Summary

These spoons commemorate the crossing of the Atlantic by Liev Erikson in 1000 and the flight of Thor Solberg following the same route by air in 1935.

Credit Line

Donated by Dr. Erwin L. Ray

Inventory Number

A19640009000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

MEMORABILIA-People

Materials

Silver Alloy

Dimensions

3-D: 11.4 × 4.4 × 1.9cm (4 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 3/4 in.)

Country of Origin

Norway

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv98eb7dcb2-91c9-4912-9df1-9b797f507884

Record ID

nasm_A19640009000