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V8 Tin can airplane
V8 Tin can airplane
V8 Tin can airplane
Museum of International Folk Art

V8 Tin can airplane

NameV8 Tin can airplane
Artist Artist unrecorded
Place madeNorth America
MediumMetal (aluminum), wire, ink, plastic
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/16 x 6 1/2 x 7 11/16 in. (18 x 16.5 x 19.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Eric Zafran, FA.2010.97.92
Object numberFA.2010.97.92
DescriptionSmall tail-dragger bi-plane with large 11 bladed single propeller made from cut and bent V8 cans. Small blue plastic beads used as stops to hold on wheels, propeller.
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