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Brooklyn Bridge Opening 1883 Souvenir [188383]

Currency:USD Category:Western Americana Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:60.00 - 100.00 USD
Brooklyn Bridge Opening 1883 Souvenir [188383]
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20.00USDto d******a+ buyer's premium (5.00)
This item SOLD at 2024 Oct 19 @ 10:12UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Made by Lord & Taylor of New York, a pressed wood (4 x 2 3/4 inches) souvenir of the Brooklyn Bridge completion in 1883. Obverse: Lord & Taylor / New York / (pictorial bridge) / Pat. Apl. For / Brooklyn Bridge. Reverse: Cost: $15,000,000 / Commenced Jan. 3, 1870 - Opened May 24, 1883 / Length 5988' Width 85' / New York Approach 2492' / Brooklyn Approach 1901' / Center Span 1595' / Thickness of Cables 15" / Height Above High Water / Towers 276' Roadway 118' Center Span 135' / New York Mayor: Franklin Edson / Engineers: John A. Roebling. Washington A. Roebling / Brooklyn Mayor: Seth Low. The image of New York's bridge is die-pressed on a wooden tile made from a surplus of the beams used in the actual construction. These souvenirs were distributed by Lord & Taylor department store for the grand opening on 24 May 1883.[ New York