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American-type Locomotive Model, without Tender
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American-type Locomotive Model, without Tender

Unidentified · ca. 1860s-1880s · carved and painted wood with fabric and metal

From the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

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.

Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own description
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SculptureFolk art
Credit lineAmerican-type Locomotive Model, without Tender. ca. 1860s-1880s. Unidentified. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson. CC0.
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