Model
Object number79.19
Artist
Conrad J. Rossman
Date1877
Mediumwood; paint; metal
Credit LineGift of Mrs. William H. Rossman
DescriptionWood model of a funicular. Two red painted wood towers each topped with wood finial and slanted wood stretchers with gold and green metal passenger cars connecting tower tops.Dimensions45.9999 x 8.5 x 55.4999 in. (116.8 x 21.6 x 141 cm)Historical NotesThis is a model of the Monongahela Incline. It was made by Conrad J. Rossman for his son, William H. Rossman, shortly after his birth in 1877. It was donated by the wife of William Rossman.
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