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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date c. 1894 Country of Origin Belgium Type ART-Posters, Original Art Quality Medium Poster, Lithograph on Paper, Colored Physical Description Poster from the 1894 World Expo, featuring the "Castle in the Air." Image shows a chateau being held aloft by a large tethered balloon over the fair. The tethering demonstrated is known as the Tobiansky system. A German flag flies from the top of the balloon. 'La reproduction commerciale de la gravure est interdite. Brevêté en Belgique et à l'étranger. Pour toute concession, s'adresser rue des Comédiens, 41, Bruxelles. Photo-litho, Arts graphiques, Bruxelles.' Dimensions 2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 88.9 × 74.3 × 1.9cm (35 in. × 29 1/4 in. × 3/4 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140914000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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