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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Longhorn Tin Paperweight
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
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Longhorn Tin Paperweight

Artifact IDMO 1947.93.129
Object Type Paperweight
Maker (American, founded 1942)
Date1942
Mediumtin
Dimensionsoverall H 7/8 in x W 3 1/8 in x D 7/8 in (2.2 cm x 7.9 cm x 2.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA small ingot of Longhorn Tin used as a paperweight. Inscribed on the underside of the paperweight: Longhorn / Tin / Made in / U.S.A. / Easter / 1942.
Historical NoteFDR kept this tin ingot paperweight on his Oval Office desk. It is on display in the FDR’S OVAL OFFICE DESK exhibit in the Museum’s APRIL 12, 1945 gallery.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 20, 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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On view
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