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"Harvard-Yale Balloon "
Major collection: MIT General Collections
Named collection: MIT Hacks Collection
Object type: paperweight
Maker: Date made: 1982
Measurements: diameter: 3 in
Nomenclature: written communication equipment
Classification: communications artifacts
1983.079.001
Named collection: MIT Hacks Collection
Object type: paperweight
Maker: Date made: 1982
Measurements: diameter: 3 in
Nomenclature: written communication equipment
Classification: communications artifacts
Lucite paperweight, encased copper wire and balloon inflating pin. In writing: "November 20, 1982 Harvard 45 Yale 7 MIT Balloon!!!"
1983.079.001