Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Parker Brothers Inc.
- Physical Description
- A box with an image of the Spirit of St. Louis flying in front of a cloud. Above the image in black lettering "LINDY THE NEW FLYING GAME" The cards have images that go along with the text on the card. Most feature the Spirit of St. Louis because they involve the airplane in some form. The cards vary from Hop-Off to Gasoline.
- Summary
- On May 20-21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh literally flew into history when he crossed the Atlantic Ocean in his Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis, thus becoming the first pilot to fly solo and nonstop from New York to Paris. This flight made Lindbergh a household name and catapulted him into fame and celebrity. The objects of popular culture in the National Collection display everything from ashtrays to wristwatches reflect the public adulation for Lindbergh and the powerful commercial response to his celebrity. More than 75 years after the Spirit's historic flight, Lindbergh's name still has the power help sell manufactured goods.
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Stanley King Family.
- Inventory Number
- A20040289016
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MEMORABILIA-Popular Culture
- Materials
- Paper
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 9.8 x 6.7 x 5.4cm (3 7/8 x 2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in.)
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20040289016
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9bfe09867-89af-4749-b3ce-de5735f8198e
