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Rube Goldberg

Motion of Tank Causes Mechanical Hands to Scrub Clothes

Maker

Rube Goldberg (American, 1883-1970)

Title

Motion of Tank Causes Mechanical Hands to Scrub Clothes

Year

ca. 1940

Medium

  • pen and ink

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • pen and ink

Materials

pen and ink

Supports

  • Stiff Bristol board

Dimensions

35.6 x 50.8 cm (14 x 20 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of T. Robley Louttit, Jr.

Object Number

1991.162.3

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

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Rube Goldberg (American, 1883-1970)
Motion of Tank Causes Mechanical Hands to Scrub Clothes, ca. 1940
pen and ink
35.6 x 50.8 cm (14 x 20 inches)
Gift of T. Robley Louttit, Jr. 1991.162.3

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