Popular Science
Issue: May, 1959
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Posted: 11/08/2011
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BOY’S DREAM (May, 1959)

BOY’S DREAM. This nine-foot model of the Empire State Building, displayed in the lobby of the original by A, C. Gilbert Co., is made of Erector set parts. It took a total of 690 girders, 1,500 nuts and bolts, 83 man-hours.

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4 comments
  1. Hirudinea says: November 8, 20113:48 pm

    Unless theres a naked woman hiding behind that building then that is blantant false advertising!

  2. Don F says: November 9, 20118:09 pm

    This reminds me of the Lego Plummer Building (part of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN) :

    http://picasaweb.google…

  3. Don F says: November 9, 20118:11 pm

    This reminds me of the Lego Plummer Building (part of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN) :

    http://picasaweb.google…

    More details:

    http://www.gmltc.org/in…

  4. Jari says: November 10, 201111:22 am

    It could use tiny King Kong on a top battling airplanes, though.

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