Magnet

1999

Place madeChina, Asia

Metal, enamel

Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 4.4 x 3.8 cm )

Purchase

2000.14a

This magnet was purchased at a souvenir shop in the immediate vicinity of Times Square shortly after the first of the year. It represents one of the many types of souvenirs hawked to revelers in Times Square on New Year's Eve, 2000.

DescriptionEnameled metal magnet with an image of the ball droppng in Times Square with the moon in the background and a space shuttle dragging a banner across the top; banner inscribed, "10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1- 2000!" and inscribed in the center, "Countdown/ My YEAR/ 2000/ Keepsake/ LAUNCH INTO THE NEW MILLENIUM;" round magnet glued to the reverse.

Markingsenameled: banner inscribed: "10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1- 2000!" enameled: and inscribed in the center: "Countdown/ My YEAR/ 2000/ Keepsake/ LAUNCH INTO THE NEW MILLENIUM"

ClassificationsSOUVENIRS