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...Nearly 900 hand-carved buildings in the 1936 miniature stand on a 100 pound 11 x 4 feet rectangular base. The most difficult of these to make, according to the artists who worked on the model, was the replice, of massive and Victories Memorial Hall, in the Lillipulian Version, its 305 feet length is reducted to about six inches, with the spire rising to a height of 4 1/2 inches. The spire, and buttresses of the hall, like all the more intricate designs in the model, were constructed of easily workable brass, while the bodies of the buildings were constructed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Miniature Harvard: Seaweed Trees, Thread Trolley Track | 5/12/1955 | See Source »

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