Cleopatras Needle 1880 Move To York City Coats Sewing Thread Obelisk Card
Item History & Price
New York City Central Park - Arrival of Cleopatra's Needle Obelisk
- 1880 Calendar Card - J & P Coats' Six-Cord Spool Cotton Sewing Thread.
"F.W. Jacobs & Sons" on side of Ship in New York Harbor
Clever whimsy fantasy: Sailors tug the stone needle with THREAD for rope.
Antique 19th Century Household Sewing -related Business Advertising Card.
NOTE: Like many Victorian sewing thread... cards, humor appears via a Satirical Substitution of thread or spool,
swapping the sewing product in place of a real-life item, in this case... a sewing thread for rope, spools for floats !
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NOTE: Cleopatra's Needle / New York City - Central Park / ancient Egyptian obelisk
Cleopatra's Needle is the popular name for each of three Ancient Egyptian obelisks re-erected in London, Paris, and New York City during the nineteenth century. The London and New York ones are a pair, while the Paris one comes from a different original site, Luxor, where its twin remains.
Moving the obelisk
The formidable task of moving the Obelisk from Alexandria to New York was given to Henry Honychurch Gorringe, a lieutenant commander on leave from the U.S. Navy. Cleopatra's Needle is a 240-ton, 68 foot 10 inch, single shaft of red granite from the Assuân (formerly Syene) Quarries at the 1st Cataract of the Nile. The 220-ton granite needle was first shifted from vertical to horizontal, nearly crashing to ground in the process, then put into the hold of the steamship Dessoug which set sail June 12, 1880.
Placing the Obelisk in the Hold of the Steamship Dessoug
It took 32 horses hitched in pairs to bring it from the banks of the Hudson River to Central Park, finally arriving on July 20, 1880. The final leg of the journey was made across a specially built trestle bridge from Fifth Avenue to its new home on Greywacke Knoll, just across the drive from the then recently built Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Jesse B. Anthony, Grand Master of Masons in the State of New York, presided as the cornerstone for the obelisk was laid in place with full Masonic ceremony on October 2, 1880. Over nine thousand Masons paraded up Fifth Avenue from 14th Street to 82nd Street and it was estimated that over fifty thousand spectators lined the parade route. (from Wikipedia)
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Condition: - Displays with evidence of aging, flaws and wear, as seen in HUGE scans far above.
Please ... SEE the above HUGE SCANS to note any and all FLAWS!
Size: -- see ruler in the scans.
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My inventory includes items ranging from common and affordable to one-of-a-kind rarities that I have used to illustrate
my over 150 articles that I have published, along with numerous books I've published, including
My ... now out-of-print 1996 classic book that helped
define the hobby of Victorian Trade Card collecting:
VICTORIAN TRADE CARDS
HISTORICAL REFERENCE & VALUE GUIDE,
by Dave Cheadle.
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As a life-long collector and social historian, and
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- 1880 Calendar Card - J & P Coats' Six-Cord Spool Cotton Sewing Thread.
"F.W. Jacobs & Sons" on side of Ship in New York Harbor
Clever whimsy fantasy: Sailors tug the stone needle with THREAD for rope.
Antique 19th Century Household Sewing -related Business Advertising Card.
NOTE: Like many Victorian sewing thread... cards, humor appears via a Satirical Substitution of thread or spool,
swapping the sewing product in place of a real-life item, in this case... a sewing thread for rope, spools for floats !
To See More 19th Century "Sewing Cards Click Here: (( MORE SEWING CARDS ))
NOTE: Cleopatra's Needle / New York City - Central Park / ancient Egyptian obelisk
Cleopatra's Needle is the popular name for each of three Ancient Egyptian obelisks re-erected in London, Paris, and New York City during the nineteenth century. The London and New York ones are a pair, while the Paris one comes from a different original site, Luxor, where its twin remains.
Moving the obelisk
The formidable task of moving the Obelisk from Alexandria to New York was given to Henry Honychurch Gorringe, a lieutenant commander on leave from the U.S. Navy. Cleopatra's Needle is a 240-ton, 68 foot 10 inch, single shaft of red granite from the Assuân (formerly Syene) Quarries at the 1st Cataract of the Nile. The 220-ton granite needle was first shifted from vertical to horizontal, nearly crashing to ground in the process, then put into the hold of the steamship Dessoug which set sail June 12, 1880.
Placing the Obelisk in the Hold of the Steamship Dessoug
It took 32 horses hitched in pairs to bring it from the banks of the Hudson River to Central Park, finally arriving on July 20, 1880. The final leg of the journey was made across a specially built trestle bridge from Fifth Avenue to its new home on Greywacke Knoll, just across the drive from the then recently built Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Jesse B. Anthony, Grand Master of Masons in the State of New York, presided as the cornerstone for the obelisk was laid in place with full Masonic ceremony on October 2, 1880. Over nine thousand Masons paraded up Fifth Avenue from 14th Street to 82nd Street and it was estimated that over fifty thousand spectators lined the parade route. (from Wikipedia)
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============================================================================================================================================================================
* * MORE GREAT pre-1900 Sewing / NYC / Ship / Humor / Obelisk = use "Search within my store"
or Visit my store:
Click this Hot Link: Old Cards - Daves Great CardsGalore
======================================================================================
======================================================================================
Condition: - Displays with evidence of aging, flaws and wear, as seen in HUGE scans far above.
Please ... SEE the above HUGE SCANS to note any and all FLAWS!
Size: -- see ruler in the scans.
All of my cards are Authentic Antiques = 100% Guaranteed Original
After 40 years of collecting, I'm thinning my archives of thousands and thousands of pre-1900 cards.
My inventory includes items ranging from common and affordable to one-of-a-kind rarities that I have used to illustrate
my over 150 articles that I have published, along with numerous books I've published, including
My ... now out-of-print 1996 classic book that helped
define the hobby of Victorian Trade Card collecting:
VICTORIAN TRADE CARDS
HISTORICAL REFERENCE & VALUE GUIDE,
by Dave Cheadle.
Be sure to subscribe to my STORE NEWSLETTER and to add me to your favorites list!
As a life-long collector and social historian, and
as the founding editor of the Trade Card Collectors Association's journal, "The Trade Card Quarterly, "
I can certify that all items offered are authentic and fully guaranteed-- full refunds without question if not as represented.
FREE Shipping with professional packaging within United States: - YES!
World Wide First Class International Shipping = $8.00.
More GREAT ADVERTISING TRADE CARDS, ephemera,
Historical Paper Americana, 19th Century and antique cards etc. like this
right now for ~ Immediate Purchase ~ in my store
as -- BUY IT NOW
= Visit my store:
Click this Hot Link: Dave Cheadle Trade Cards Store
=======================================================================
MORE! Pre-1900 ~ GREAT CARDS !
= Visit my store:
Click this Hot Link: Dave Cheadle Trade Card Store
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