Prop, Theatrical
Object number2012.10.51
Date1968-2001
MediumWood; Paint; Metal; Plastic; Fabric; Rubber; Electrical cord; Glass(?)
Credit LineGift of The Fred Rogers Company
DescriptionEiffel Tower television prop or set piece. Overall triangular with open back. Three-tiered structure. Wood painted light blue, gray, and black. Black mesh metal over the blue fields. Two horizontal bands of red circles with red hemispheres mounted on front. Puppetry hole at top center above second tier. Red plastic light cover mounted atop tower steeple. Mounted on rectangular wood base with wheels.DimensionsIncluding rolling base: 130 × 80 × 50 in. (330.2 × 203.2 × 127 cm)Not including rolling base: 126 × 80 × 43 in. (320 × 203.2 × 109.2 cm)
Historical NotesUpside-down Eiffel Tower television prop from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood set. This is a copy of the original tower used in an episode upside-down tower appeared in Episodes 1692 and 1695, both titled "What Do You Do With the Mad That You Feel? (Mad Feelings)." Part of a collection from the set of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Mister Rogers was one of the longest running children’s show on public television. It debuted on national television in 1968 and ran until the 2001.
Related institution
Public Broadcasting Service
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WQED
Related person
Fred McFeely Rogers
On View
Not on view
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