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Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Tetrahedral Pentagonal Dodecahedron

Object Details

Description
This colorful plastic model has twelve irregular pentagons as faces. Wheeler called it a "Tetrahedral Pentagonal Dodecahedron." It is marked: 187.
Compare MA.304723.148, which has the same Wheeler number, and MA.304723.150, which is not identical but is also plastic and similar.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
Wheeler, Albert Harry
date made
ca 1936
Credit Line
Gift of Helen M. Wheeler
Physical Description
plastic (overall material)
red (overall color)
green (overall color)
blue (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
black (overall color)
brown (overall color)
cut and glued (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
average spatial: 7 cm x 7.5 cm x 7 cm; 2 3/4 in x 2 15/16 in x 2 3/4 in
Object Name
Geometric Model
Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Tetrahedral Pentagonal Dodecahedron
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