tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16093286887603106582024-03-19T16:42:04.485-04:00Building CollectorDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667610338699989148noreply@blogger.comBlogger689125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609328688760310658.post-77844239632881716862022-04-05T20:12:00.005-04:002022-04-05T20:14:55.098-04:00Rare German Museum in Munich<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmYjnAnw-sBHqqUMrjbSyWF12X4dLdlj8jRgjCsVMHxYEAkz9sELGW0iJQAQjmYmha0yev68o5MQaLAgHu5TQgorFCp3-sWIUxZ9Sakyic8uUj7TKVHRjunNQko0EdqUbBG3J2QnV2aST4cFIcBSkWIILku3WWfk5QmYnatha-bCyxBVLnNtqME1Gwg/s1386/IMG_6063.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1121" data-original-width="1386" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmYjnAnw-sBHqqUMrjbSyWF12X4dLdlj8jRgjCsVMHxYEAkz9sELGW0iJQAQjmYmha0yev68o5MQaLAgHu5TQgorFCp3-sWIUxZ9Sakyic8uUj7TKVHRjunNQko0EdqUbBG3J2QnV2aST4cFIcBSkWIILku3WWfk5QmYnatha-bCyxBVLnNtqME1Gwg/w400-h324/IMG_6063.jpg" width="400" /> </a> <br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This unusual building was recently sold on eBay from
Germany, but missing any information or knowledge about which building it represented.
With the help of friends in Germany, I can confidently identify it as the <a href="https://artsandculture.google.com/story/old-building-bright-future-the-deutsches-museum-s-success-story-deutsches-museum/BwWh3FQ9kAi-JA?hl=en" target="_blank">German Museum in Munich</a>. The older metal souvenir building measures 5.5 x 4.25 x 3 inches
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</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>The real <a href="https://www.deutsches-museum.de/en" target="_blank">Deutsches Museum </a>(German Museum, officially Deutsches Museum von Meisterwerken der Naturwissenschaft und Technik (or in English: German Museum of Masterpieces of Science and Technology) is located in Munich, Germany. The idea of the museum was founded on 28 June 1903, at a meeting of the Association of German Engineers (VDI) as an initiative of Oskar von Miller. Gabriel von Seidl from Munich produced the winning design, but he died in 1913 and did not live to see the opening. The First World War and the inflation that followed caused delays, and during this time the project as a whole was at risk. However, thanks to his good contacts in the construction industry, von Miller managed to continue the construction of Seidl's design with some minor amendments. Instead of the 2 towers originally planned by Seidl as shown here, only one was built: the rear one on the west side, which was also a slightly different shape. The museum finally opened its doors in 1925.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">This rare metal replica of the <a href="http://www.santuariodioropa.it/db/en/history-culture/history-of-the-sanctuary" target="_blank"><b>Sanctuary of Oropa</b></a> is also an inkwell. The real building, Italian: </span><i><span lang="IT" style="font-family: Arial;">santuario di
Oropa</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial;">, is part of a group of Roman Catholic buildings and
structures in the northern municipality of Biella, Italy. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">This seems to be a replica of the museum building at the complex. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">According
to legend, a black wooden statue of the Virgin Mary carved by Saint Luke was
found in Jerusalem by Saint Eusebius of Vercelli and carried to Oropa in the
4th century AD and placed into a small niche in a big boulder. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">The Sanctuary grew and has been developed through the years
into a spectacular architectural ensemble of important monumental buildings. The
complex is made up of three large courtyards built on three levels and was
designed by the great Savoyard architects Arduzzi, Gallo, Beltramo, Juvarra,
Guarini, Galletti and Bonora between the mid 17th and 18th centuries finishing
with the Upper Basilica which was consecrated in 1960. The first
courtyard, faced by restaurants, bars, and several shops for the visitors, is
followed by the wide square containing the Ancient Basilica. It can be reached
by the monumental staircase and the Royal Door. </span></span></div>
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Church. Not much is known about the replica. Thanks to Steven C. for the photos! The “Fisherman’s Church” as St. Michael’s Catholic Church is best know,
has served the people of Biloxi, Mississippi since it was established as a
mission in 1907. This unique cylindrical church has scalloped shell roofs and
is noted for its tall stained glass windows and quaint baptistery. The real building
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replicas of the famous Flatiron building in New York City may look the same,
but they are miles apart. One was made by Microcosms of California during the
1990s. The other was made by Cornell Creations about the same time.
Can you tell which is which? At first glance, you might not be able to tell
them apart, but when you look closer you realize the quality is in the details.
Size of both are approximately the same - 5 inches tall. Text on both sides of each base
say about the same thing but one text is larger than the other. Microcosms replica,
on the right, says New York, N.Y. If you also look closely at the details
the microcosms replica as much crisper. Most telling aspect is the weight - if
you had them both in your hand. The <a href="http://www.buildingcollector.com/2014/07/the-complete-production-list-of.html" target="_blank">Microcosms' quality replica</a> is much, much
heavier and solid feeling than the cheaply made Cornell Creations version. Do you have one or both of these replicas? Do you have other miniature buildings which were made by two different manufacturers? </span></span></div>
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breaking news for building collectors. Arrests, police, and seized </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">miniature
Eiffel towers</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">. According to reports…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">"French
police have seized 20 tons of miniature Eiffel Towers as part of a crackdown on
the souvenirs which are offered illegally to tourists at visitor hotspots
around Paris, security sources told AFP.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> The small
metal trinkets are sold for as little as five for one euro at places such as
the Louvre museum or outside the real Eiffel Tower, usually by African migrants
who play a game of cat-and-mouse with police. A joint investigation involving
French immigration authorities led to raids on three Chinese wholesalers who
are suspected of importing the towers and supplying a network of vendors in
Paris. More than
1,000 boxes, containing in total 20 tons of miniature Eiffel Towers, were
seized from two depots and three shops in the Paris region on Monday and
Tuesday, <a href="https://www.afp.com/en/news/205/french-police-seize-20-tonnes-miniature-eiffel-towers-doc-1989ez1" target="_blank">a security source told AFP</a>, confirming a report in Le Parisien
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thanks to David W. who alerted
me to this news. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Twenty tons of souvenirs buildings may be headed to the
trash compactor. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">You might think that’s a lot,
but after doing some digging I discovered in the <a href="http://www.itv.com/news/update/2013-07-25/paris-police-seize-60-tonnes-of-eiffel-tower-souvenirs/" target="_blank">year 2013, over 60 tons</a> were confiscated
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16.0pt;">This metal replica of the National Theater in Prague, Czech
Republic stands 3.5 inches tall and 6 inches long, including the black stone
base. It's thin, but has details on both sides. Words on the base are: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Prague:
Theatre National, Praha Nar Divadlo, Zak. Chraneno”</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16.0pt;"> Through internet research, I found some antique swards which
also had the maker’s mark of “Zak. Chraneno” </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16.0pt;">The <a href="https://www.narodni-divadlo.cz/en/national-theatre/tour" target="_blank"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">National Theatre</b></a> (Czech: </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="CS" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Národní divadlo</span></i></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16.0pt;">) in Prague is known as the
alma mater of Czech opera, and as the national monument of Czech history and
art. The National Theatre opened for the first time in 1881 and designed by
Architect Josef Zitek. The idea of building a stately edifice to serve as a
theatre was first mooted in the autumn of 1844 at meetings of patriots in
Prague. It began to materialize through a request for “the privilege of
constructing, furnishing, maintaining and managing” an independent Czech
theatre, which was submitted to the Provincial Committee of the Czech Assembly
by František Palacký on 29 January 1845. The privilege was granted in April
1845. Yet it was not until six years later – in April 1851 – that the Society for
the Establishment of a Czech National Theatre in Prague (founded in the
meantime) made its first public appeal to start collections. A year later the
proceeds of the first collections allowed for the purchase of land belonging to
a former salt works with the area of less than 28 acres, which predetermined
the magnificent location of the theatre on the bank of the river Vltava facing
the panorama of Prague Castle, yet at the same time the cramped area and
trapezoidal shape posed challenging problems for the building’s designers. Today,
the National Theatre consists of three artistic ensembles: opera, ballet and
drama.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">A very stately souvenir tribute to the iconic Notre Dame coach, this
metal ashtray is a replica the famous Notre Dame stadium in South Bend,
Indiana. Like some colossal guardian, Knute Rockne’s a full-body statue rises
above the stadium in this souvenir, but not in the real stadium. Rockne is
regarded as one of college football's greatest coaches, with an unmatched .881
winning percentage. He played football for Notre Dame, graduated magna cum
laude in 1914, and as their head coach, won six national championships. He was
known for motivational speeches such as "Win one for the Gipper" and
"Anything worth doing is worth doing well" and the famous motto
"For when the one great scorer comes to write against your name, he writes
not that you won or lost but how you play the game." The ashtray was manufactured by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottlieb" target="_blank">D.Gottlieb & Co.</a> of Chicago, Illinois, who primarily produced arcade games. The
company was established by David Gottlieb in 1927, initially producing pinball
machines while later expanding into various other games including
pitch-and-bats, bowling games, and eventually video arcade games. Check out
this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9E7WxWP-7g" target="_blank">video of the company's offices</a>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">I collect 3D metal souvenir
building replica of architecture from around the world. If you have any to sell
or trade, contact me via my email address in the “complete profile” link at the
top right of this blog. </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Miniature replicas of the Devil’s Tower are available from the National Monument’s website. They are made in either <a href="http://www.devilstowernha.org/prod-28-1-274-53/sandstone-devils-tower.htm" target="_blank">sandstone for $30</a> or a small version in <a href="http://www.devilstowernha.org/prod-28-1-272-38/pewter-devils-tower.htm" target="_blank">pewter for $13</a>. Thanks to Loren C. for alerting me to this availability. Devils Tower, also Bear Lodge Butte, is a laccolithic butte composed of igneous rock in the Bear Lodge Mountains (part of the Black Hills) in Wyoming. It rises dramatically 1,267 feet (386 m) above the Belle Fourche River, standing 867 feet (265 m) from summit to base. Devils Tower was the first declared United States National Monument in 1906, by President Theodore Roosevelt. The name Devil's Tower originated in 1875 during an expedition led by Colonel Richard Irving Dodge, when his interpreter reportedly misinterpreted a native name to mean "Bad God's Tower.” Native American names for the monolith include: "Bear's House" or "Bear's Lodge" (or "Bear's Tipi", "Home of the Bear", "Bear's Lair"; Cheyenne, Lakota Matȟó Thípila, Crow Daxpitcheeaasáao "Home of Bears), "Aloft on a Rock" (Kiowa), "Tree Rock", "Great Gray Horn,” and "Brown Buffalo Horn" (Lakota Ptehé Ǧí). Check out my previous post about '<a href="http://www.buildingcollector.com/2014/09/geologic-monuments-and-mountains.html" target="_blank">natural souvenirs</a>’ with other variations including and S&P shakers.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqBvbEGqswauazCFzzxWEy7cpQwKplPVuqBbn3JzSFy3EUSfzOSCrMuylwIVtYnTZhTFXBAAdoqn8b1ll27MD-oeEsTr3JwKHl-qQZVysWBFPU4s-_mxcWRUUq4q4xdwL75CW-g5j5krE/s1600/devils-tower-national-monument.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="800" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqBvbEGqswauazCFzzxWEy7cpQwKplPVuqBbn3JzSFy3EUSfzOSCrMuylwIVtYnTZhTFXBAAdoqn8b1ll27MD-oeEsTr3JwKHl-qQZVysWBFPU4s-_mxcWRUUq4q4xdwL75CW-g5j5krE/s400/devils-tower-national-monument.jpg" width="400" /></a></blockquote>
Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667610338699989148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609328688760310658.post-22124134130036431972017-12-31T12:05:00.000-05:002017-12-31T12:05:33.826-05:00Buy a “micro” apartment in NYC for $100?
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">New York City real estate is competitive and has some legendarily
small apartments. Micro living is one thing, but would you pay for space
you can’t occupy? <a href="http://www.queensmuseum.org/2016/11/adopt-a-building" target="_blank">The Queens Museum is selling ‘apartments’</a> in their
Panorama of the City of New York starting at $100. The miniature building
model of the city is a Panorama commissioned by Robert Moses for the 1964 New
York World’s Fair. A team of over 100 people working for three years created
the city at a scale of 1:1200. Money from the Museum’s 'Adopt-A-Building
Program' provides for the care of the aging Panorama. With ‘ownership,’ donors
receive a title deed for their adopted property. Interesting, I wonder how many
souvenir building collects will follow suit and sell space in their miniatures?
Money could fund new accusations or even labor for dusting. What do you think?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667610338699989148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609328688760310658.post-44115460973566989112017-12-25T10:03:00.002-05:002017-12-25T10:03:27.404-05:00Video Tour of Ace Architects Souvenir Building Collection
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ace Architects David Weingarten and Lucia Howard began collecting
souvenir buildings and architectural art 40 years ago. As their acquisitions
grew, including over 3,000 architectural models, they designed and built a
two-story addition to their home as a gallery. “You get the feeling that maybe
we’re obsessive of something,” Weingarten said. Curbed, the real-estate blog,
<a href="https://www.curbed.com/2017/12/20/16801512/grand-tour-collection-david-weingarten-lucia-howard-piraneseum" target="_blank">created a VIDEO tour of their Lafayette, California home and collection</a>. A few
years ago, they started a business, Piraneseum, where they buy and sell Grand
Tour architectural art from the 17th to 19th century Europe. “There are an
awful lot of ways to be an architect and one way is to design buildings.”
Weingarten says. "But I think with <a href="http://www.piraneseum.com/" target="_blank">Piraneseum</a> and the collection, it’s
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica";">Caveat emptor – Let buyer beware, even in regards to souvenir buildings. I want to put out a warning due to some recent online auctions I’ve noticed. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica";">In the recent photo example above: A September auction sold a Vanadium building clock & inkwell for $480 after 8 bids. About two months later, another Valadium was listed as a buy-it-now for only $28.30 (another was listed later buy-it-now for $17.54) To me, these listings seemed suspect. The photos were the same (and only one image with the buy-it-now listings). The titles and descriptions of the listing all were the same or very similar. I checked into the sellers and both were from China and had 0 feedback. So, be careful when something seems too good to be true. Have you seen other suspicious listing of souvenir buildings? Have you gotten scammed while building a </span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: large;">buildings? Please share your stories so others can learn from them. </span>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667610338699989148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609328688760310658.post-52072164069278158002017-09-17T21:26:00.002-04:002017-09-24T18:21:27.137-04:00Souvenir Buildings You Can Buy from Nova Scotia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Reader of this blog, Ian, alerted me to an online source for pewter
products including a few souvenir buildings you can order. Miniatures of
<a href="https://www.aitkenspewter.com/products/the-halifax-town-clock-minature" target="_blank">The Halifax Town Clock</a> and <a href="https://www.aitkenspewter.com/products/peggys-cove-lighthouse-miniature" target="_blank">Peggy's Cove Lighthouse</a><span id="goog_595166020"></span><span id="goog_595166021"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a>, both in Nova Scotia,
Canada, can be purchased from Aitkens Pewter. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica";">They also have a ‘larger' <a href="https://www.aitkenspewter.com/collections/miniatures/products/snug-cove-pewter-village" target="_blank">Snug Cove Village</a> with multiple buildings in this fishing village. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica";">The </span><a href="http://www.your-nova-scotia-holiday.com/halifax-town-clock.html" target="_blank">real Halifax Town Clock</a><span style="font-family: "helvetica";">, also
sometimes called the Old Town Clock or Citadel Clock Tower, is one of the most
recognizable landmarks in the historic urban core of Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Canada. The idea of a clock for the British Army and Royal Navy garrison at
</span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: large;">Halifax is credited to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, who arranged for a turret
clock to be manufactured before his return to England in 1800. It is said that
Prince Edward, then commander-in-chief of all military forces in British North
America, wished to resolve the tardiness of the local garrison. The clock tower
is a three-tiered (three story , irregular octagon tower built atop a one story
white clapboard building of classic Palladian proportions. It was erected on
the east slope of Citadel Hill facing Barrack (now Brunswick) Street. The clock
face is 4-sided displaying Roman numerals. As with most clocks the "4"
is shown as IIII for aesthetic symmetry and not as IV. The Town Clock began
keeping time for the garrison on October 20, 1803. The tower housing the Town
Clock has been used in the past as a guardroom and as a residence for the clock
caretaker. The caretaker position ceased in 1965 with its maintenance now
being performed by Citadel Hill employees who wind the clock mechanism twice
weekly. A major restoration project in 1960 saw the exterior façade of the Town
Clock building returned to its original Georgian appearance. The </span><a href="http://www.novascotia.com/see-do/attractions/peggys-cove-village-and-lighthouse/1468" style="font-family: helvetica;" target="_blank">real Peggy'sPoint Lighthouse</a><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: large;">, built in 1915, is one of Nova Scotia’s most well-known
lighthouses and located in the quaint fishing village of Peggy’s Cove along the
South Shore an hour from Halifax. Peggy’s Cove is famed for its picturesque and
typically East-Coast profile, with houses perched along a narrow inlet and on
wave-washed boulders facing the Atlantic. Although this unique environment has
been designated a preservation area, it is still an active fishing community. I
wrote about other </span><a href="http://www.buildingcollector.com/2016/04/pewter-souvenir-building-replicas.html" style="font-family: helvetica;" target="_blank">pewter replicas here</a><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: large;">.</span></div>
Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667610338699989148noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609328688760310658.post-26814140876190908442017-08-29T20:25:00.000-04:002017-08-29T20:30:42.116-04:00 Mies Van de Rohe’s Farnsworth House Model<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Mies van der Rohe, famous for
his quote, “Less is more," designed <a href="http://farnsworthhouse.org/" target="_blank">Farnsworth House</a> </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">in 1945. Constructed in 1951 </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">in Plano, Illinois, the sleek and simple structure has become one of America’s architectural
icons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can own a wooden replica
of the glass residence thanks to Marcus
Bree of <a href="http://www.littlebuildingco.com/" target="_blank">Little Building Co</a>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>According
to Bree, </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">“My plan is to create
a range of products that do justice to these great buildings and their
architect's works. My architectural models have a truth to the materials they
are made from and the look and feel that they could have come from the
architect's own studio.” </span>You can get to know
each component of the building as it’s a kit that you construct. “I've been
making architectural model kits for a few years now and it is something I'm
passionate about,” Bree said. “It combines my interest in the built environment
and architecture with my love for designing and developing new products.” He
has completed a <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/45445701/mies-van-de-rohes-farnsworth-house-architectural-m" target="_blank">Kickstarter campaign</a> for the
new miniature and will begin producing them soon.
I wrote previously about <a href="http://www.buildingcollector.com/2014/07/guggenheim-sydney-opera-house-wooden.html" target="_blank">other models produced by Little Building Co</a>.</span></div>
<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667610338699989148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609328688760310658.post-2019674114536676522017-06-08T07:00:00.000-04:002017-06-08T07:00:04.027-04:00Architect Frank Lloyd Wright Souvenir Building Replicas & Models
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Today marks 150 years since Frank Lloyd Wright’s birth on June 8,
1867. Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer, and
educator who designed more than 1,000 structures - 532 of which were completed.
The starchitect believed in designing structures that were in harmony with
humanity and the environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture. The
FLW Trust is celebrating is 150th with <a href="http://flwright.org/aboutus/wright150" target="_blank">various events</a> this year around the
country. A few years ago, the Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park,
Missouri <a href="http://www.buildingcollector.com/2011/11/frank-lloyd-wright-house-monumental.html" target="_blank">exhibited souvenir buildings</a>. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Replicas
of the famous American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s buildings have been
created by a variety of companies over the years. Some models are antique and
rare, while others are still being produced. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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FLW building <a href="http://www.buildingcollector.com/2009/12/guggenheim-museum-replicas.html" target="_blank">replica is the Guggenheim Museum</a> in New York City. <a href="http://www.howardmodels.com/frank-lloyd-wright/guggenheim-museum-model/" target="_blank">Howard Models</a>
also makes a version of the museum. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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building replica might be the set of bookends in the shape of the Annie
Pfeiffer Chapel, a Frank Lloyd Wright building at the Florida Southern College
Architectural District in Orlando. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">FLW’s Larkin Administration
Building, which was in Buffalo, N.Y. Before being torn down, has been made in
miniature in both as <a href="http://www.buildingcollector.com/2012/12/wooden-box-replicas-of-flw-buildings.html" target="_blank">a wooden box</a> and a resin replica.</span></div>
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Tower in Racine, Wisconsin was <a href="http://www.buildingcollector.com/2014/05/johnson-wax-tower-lighter-public-tours.html" target="_blank">reproduced as a cigarette lighter</a> around 1950
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://blog.chiselandmouse.com/post/82888670510/chisel-mouse-launch-frank-lloyd-wright" target="_blank">Chisel & Mouse</a> produces
plaster replicas of some FLW houses.</span></div>
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Lloyd Wright designed buildings not pictured nor mentioned here? If so, let me
know. I collect 3D souvenir building replica of architecture from around
the world made of metal. If you have any to sell or trade, contact me via my email address in
the “complete profile” link at the top right of this blog.</span></div>
Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667610338699989148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609328688760310658.post-48569835165670043642017-04-22T18:53:00.000-04:002017-04-22T18:53:34.881-04:00Birdcage & Aquarium Building on Antiques Roadshow<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">During an Antiques Roadshow in Salt Lake City, an appraiser discussed a ‘scratch-built' Birdcage & Aquarium constructed to resemble a building. 'Scratch built,' meaning one of a kind, it features a clocktower flanked by two birdcages and an aquarium underneath. The New York iron worker who made it named the building after himself, William Himsel. There was no indication it is modeled after a real building, but may just be styled after 1886 architecture in NYC.</span></span><br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nKZOQ9Vb_yQ" width="400"></iframe>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667610338699989148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609328688760310658.post-15199349594297121622017-04-16T13:54:00.002-04:002017-04-16T21:09:12.450-04:00Adler Planetarium Chicago Souvenir Building Variations<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16.0pt;">The <u style="text-underline: #420178;"><span style="color: #420178;"><a href="http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/" target="_blank">Adler Planetarium</a></span></u><b>,</b> a
public museum dedicated to the study of astronomy and astrophysics, was founded
in 1930 by Chicago business leader Max Adler. It is located on the northeast
tip of Northerly Island at the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois. The
Adler is America's first planetarium with a mission to inspire exploration and
understanding of the Universe. The Adler Planetarium opened to the public
on May 12,1930 </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16.0pt;">in time for the for
the Century of Progress International Exposition - a World's Fair held
from</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16.0pt;"> to 1934 to celebrate Chicago's
Centennial. Architect Ernest A. Grunsfeld, Jr. was awarded the gold
medal of the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects in
1931. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987. Many
souvenir buildings of this Art Moderne masterpiece were created over the years.
The most common were made as souvenirs for the 1933 Century of Progress
Exposition and came in copper and silver. Rare set of bookends were also
produced at that time. I’ve also seen a metal trinket box in which to dome is
removable. Finally, A pewter replica was produced by Rawcliffe pewter
company perhaps in the 1999 when the addition, a C-shaped semicircle of
steel and glass called Sky Pavilion, opened.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Replicas of
Cleopatra's Needle in New York’s Central Park were made by none other than Tiffany & Co.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Two materials, bronze and lead, exist and they each stand 15 inches
tall</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://www.piraneseum.com/artwork/cleopatras-needle-new-york/" target="_blank">According to Piraneseum</a>, “In 1879, under the sponsorship of business mogul William
Vanderbilt, naval engineer Henry Gorringe set sail for Alexandria, Egypt, to
retrieve the ancient Obelisk of Thutmose III (soon to be called Cleopatra’s
Needle) and bring the 200 ton monument to New York. On January 22, 1881, the
Needle was erected in Central Park, where it stands today. To commemorate the
undertaking, Gorringe commissioned from Tiffany a small number of bronze models
of the Obelisk, which were distributed to colleagues as well as those who had
supported the undertaking. This very highly-realized model was presented to
Samuel L. M. Barlow, lawyer/tycoon/political intriguer and almost certainly an
acquaintance of Vanderbilt.” </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I saw another replica
very similar, but made of lead and inscribed on base, “Antique Lead No. 16 W.H. Hunt.” William Henry Hunt (June 12, 1823 – February 27, 1884) was the
United States Secretary of the Navy under President James Garfield. </span></span></span>The New York Historical
Society <a href="http://www.nyhistory.org/exhibit/historical-obelisk-cleopatras-needle" target="_blank">has one in it’s collections</a> made of lead and theirs is inscribed to Walter B.
Lawrence.<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">David Weingarten added, "</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica";">The bronze examples far
outnumber those in lead. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica";">Among the more puzzling of the bronze examples is one presented to
"Chester A. Arthur. President." When the obelisk was put in place in
Central Park, January 22, 1881, the President was Rutherford B. Hayes. After
Hayes, it was James A Garfield, who served from March 4, 1881 until his
assassination September 19, 1881, at which point Arthur became President. Does
this suggest that these models were not produced for the January 22 dedication?</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica";"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">A new exhibit has opened
entitled, </span><i><span style="font-family: "arial";"><a href="http://www.flysfo.com/museum/exhibitions/all-roads-lead-rome" target="_blank">All Roads Lead to Rome: 17th - 19th Century Architectural Souvenirs from the Collection of Piraneseum</a> at the </span></i><span style="font-family: "arial";">International Terminal of the San Francisco Airport in California. </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">The display
includes antique architectural souvenirs of the Grand Tour, paintings, models,
and other decorative arts from the collection of </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">Piraneseum<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- a gallery near San Francisco.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.piraneseum.com/" target="_blank">Piraneseum partners</a> are Architects Lucia Howard and David Weingarten who curate and sell
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The exhibit is now open and will run<span style="font-family: "arial";"> through August 13, 2017. Can’t make it? Here’s a <a href="http://roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2017/03/16/foto/tutte_le_strade_portano_a_roma_la_mostra_a_san_francisco-160703734/1/#6" target="_blank">online slideshow of from La Repubblica</a>, Italy's leading daily
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<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667610338699989148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609328688760310658.post-13754555069589714882017-01-08T15:26:00.002-05:002017-02-05T16:34:33.864-05:00Gold Tone Vintage Figural Pencil Sharpeners<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Japan, these die-cast vintage figural pencil sharpeners are commonly known as
“Gold Tones” because of their color.
Some, however, are finished in silver or a light copper colored as you can
see below. In addition to their color, another characteristic is the 2 (or 4 if
you count front and back) notches in the base. Here are many photos of the
gold-tone buildings, monuments and statues (Thanks to Steve S., Darron C., and Mark M. for contributing some photos) Do you know of others not pictured
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Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667610338699989148noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609328688760310658.post-80407288087940362082016-12-28T21:58:00.005-05:002016-12-28T22:02:20.964-05:00Architect Eero Saarinen Video on PBS <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="font-size: large;">Eero Saarinen is featured in a new documentary about his work on PBS. Architect of famous modernist structures including <a href="http://www.buildingcollector.com/2009/09/gateway-arch-site-report.html" target="_blank">The Gateway Arch</a> in St. Louis, Dulles Airport Terminal in Virginia, The TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport in New York, and the General Motors Technical Center in Detroit. Paul Goldberger, who was a member of the SBCS, was interviewed with some of his souvenir building collection behind him (see photo below). <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/eero-saarinen-architect-saw-future-watch-full-film/7887/" target="_blank">Watch the PBS episode of American Masters — "Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future.”</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667610338699989148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609328688760310658.post-50195621822555711562016-12-25T07:00:00.000-05:002016-12-25T07:00:06.933-05:00Disney Theme Park Souvenir Buildings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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but over the years, Disney theme parks have produced a number of souvenirs for
visitors to take home. And some of those were souvenir buildings. One of the
best, in my opinion, is the large metal 3D replica of the Cinderella Castle,
which were produced and awarded to Disney Cast Members (employees) for a
certain length of service. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05667610338699989148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609328688760310658.post-59370754788516645292016-12-18T10:03:00.000-05:002016-12-18T10:03:10.206-05:00Omsk Fire Tower Russian Souvenir Building
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">This souvenir building
represents the Pozharnaya Kalancha, or Fire Tower, in Omsk, Russia. (in
Russian: Омская пожарная каланча) The metal replica is on a large base and is
flanked by metal trees. Thank you to fellow collector, <a href="http://www.buildingcollector.com/2010/04/brads-collection-and-display.html" target="_blank">Brad S.</a>, for
identifying this replica. The souvenir has the word, ‘OMCKb ‘ on the base
meaning Omsk in English. A label on the bottom of the replica is pictured below
and reads in part, "Souvenir Fire Kalancha (tower) Price 24,80
rub (about 39 cents in today’s exchange rate) Omsk, USSR.” Built in 1915,
<a href="http://www.lifebeyondtourism.org/puntointeresse/1572/The-Fire-tower" target="_blank">the real tower</a> is one of the oldest buildings in Omsk, the tower is now a
monument and registered landmark located at Internatsionalnaya Street, 41. When
built, it was the highest building in the city standing 32 meters. From atop of
the fire tower, firemen watched over the city because most of the buildings
were made from wood at that time. The city of Omsk, established in In 1716, is
one of the largest cities in Russia and the capital of the Omsk region.
In 1890, with the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, the town
began to grow quickly and received the official status of the capital of
Western Siberia and Steppe (present Kazakhstan). In 1910, the Siberian
Exposition of Agriculture and Industry was held in Omsk. After the exposition,
Omsk received a nickname “Siberian Chicago.”</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">This metal souvenir of the
Kodokan International Judo Center in Tokyo was purchased by fellow collector,
Mark F, who found it in a Toronto, Canada flea market a few years ago. It is
dated March 25, 1958. This <a href="http://umjudo.com/JudoHistory/HistoryTen.htm" target="_blank">real building complex has been renovated</a> and added to after the production of this
building replica. In the souvenir, the taller side is now the shorter side as a
newer 8-story building has been constructed next to it. Changes to the
structure happened sometime after 1958. <a href="http://www.twoj.org/archives/2000/autumn/aut00_news2.html" target="_blank">See photos of the building</a> before and
after changes, below. The first judo World Championships were held in 1956 in
Tokyo, with 31 contestants from 21 countries. The rapidly expanding popularity
of </span>Judo internationally
justified the construction of a new Kodokan in 1958 in the Bunkyo-ku district
of Tokyo, close to the former location in the Suidobashi district. The Kodokan
building also has residential facilities and contains a total of six dojo's,
including the international dojo and women's dojo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Being promoted as the original Iron Man, <a href="http://visitvulcan.com/" target="_blank">the Vulcan Statue</a> is the
world’s largest cast iron statue. Made of 100,000 pounds of iron, he stands 56
feet tall and watches from atop Red Mountain overlooking the city of
Birmingham, Alabama. Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and forge, is now the symbol
of the city and it's iron origins. He also could be considered a hipster these
days: big burly beard and a craftsman. Designed by Italian artist
Giuseppe Moretti and cast from local Birmingham iron for the 1904 St. Louis
Exposition / World Fair, this Vulcan has lived long and prospered. After the
exposition ended, he traveled home by train and was installed at the Alabama
state fairgrounds in 1906. But, his raised right <a href="http://visitvulcan.com/uploads/2014/06/Alabama-state-Fair.jpg" target="_blank">arm was accidentally installed upside down</a> and without his spear - which had been lost along the way from St.
Louis. The statue's arm remained that way for 30 years. Souvenirs from this
time period (1906-1936) show his hand upside down with the palm up. In 1936, the
well-traveled statue moved again to his current location. In 1946, another
“temporary' change to the statue was a light placed over the spear tip which
would glow either green or red depending on an area traffic fatality. Like the
temporary location in the state fairgrounds, the light lasted 53 years. Some
souvenirs seem to include this light. By 1999, the 50-ton statue was in
desperate need of repair. The surrounding 10-acre park was closed and Vulcan
was removed from his pedestal for restoration. The 124-foot pedestal increases to
a height of 180 feet with the statue. Realizing Vulcan’s importance to the
region’s history, city leaders sought public support for its restoration,
forming the non-profit Vulcan Park Foundation. The foundation would oversee a
master plan to return this colossal statue to his 1904 grandeur. By 2003, work
was completed with the addition of an educational park complex interpreting
Alabama’s industrial history for both residents and visitors. The Museum
includes <a href="http://www.shaelynamaio.com/blog/2014/12/30/in-defense-of-souvenirs" target="_blank">an entire room dedicated to Vulcan souvenirs</a> produced over the years.
The first Vulcan souvenir, according to the museum, was commissioned by
Birmingham’s Commerical Club which cast 2000 statuettes. The square-based, no-pedistal replicas were sold for $2
each to finance building of the large statue for the St. Louis fair. You can
buy an <a href="http://visitvulcan.myshopify.com/collections/gifts" target="_blank">8-inch resin version</a> of the statue at their online gift shop. Below are
some photos of various versions and varietals of the Vulcan Statue over it’s
more than 100 year history.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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