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2007 Iowa Tourism Attraction of the Year
"Matchstick Marvels"
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Matchstick Marvels
What can be made with 3 million wooden matchsticks??? Check it out!
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See the newest Matchstick Marvel
Notice: The new matchstick model of Minas Tirith will NOT be available for viewing at Matchstick Marvels from
08/11/10 through 08/23/10. It is currently on display at Matchstick Marvels and will remain on display until 5:00 P.M.
on 08/10/10. It will be returned and availalble for viewing again during normal business hours on 08/24/10.
Thank you.
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Only the models listed in dark ink can be seen at the Matchstick Marvels museum. # Year Model name & description Number of Matchsticks 1. 1977 Church 500 2. 1978 Barn 5,000 3. 1979 USS Constitution 8,000** 4. 1980 Stagecoach 2,000 5. 1981 Stern wheel riverboat 20,000 6-9 1982 4 Windmills 2,000 10. 1983 1930's Locomotive 1,500 11. 1984 Bicycle 500 12. 1985 Small Civil War Cannon 1,000 13. 1986 Small USS Iowa Battleship 7,000** 14-16 1987 3 Country Schools 1,500 17. 1987 USS Midway aircraft carrier 16,000 ** 18-22 1987 5 Rocking Chairs 500 23. 1987 Freightliner flatbed tractor-trailer 4,000 24. 1988 Robert E. Lee 19th century steamboat 50,000 **
Robert E. Lee - 75,000 matchsticks 25. 1988 F4U Corsair fighter plane 14,000 ** 26. 1988 Walt Disney's Pinocchio 6,000 27. 1988 Cannondale tandem bicycle 500 28. 1989 F-15 Eagle fighter jet 15,000** 29. 1990 Sculptured Swimmer 500 30. 1990 B-17 Flying Fortress bomber 14,000 ** 31. 1991 Small General locomotive 9,000 ** 32. 1991 Brontosaurus dinosaur 18,000 33. 1991 Christopher Columbus's Santa Maria 27,000 ** 34. 1992 USS Forrestal aircraft carrier 55,000**
USS Forrestal - 55,000 matchsticks 35. 1992 P-51 Mustang fighter plane 15,000
P-51 Mustang - 15,000 matchsticks 36. 1992 Star Trek Starship USS Enterprise 18,000 ** 37. 1992 Gun-slinging Cowboy 25,000 **
Cowboy - 25,000 matchsticks 38. 1993 Block Island Lighthouse 125,000 **
Block Island Lighthouse - 125,000 matchsticks 39. 1993 Conestoga wagon 20,000 40. 1993 SR-71 Blackbird 17,000 41. 1993 The General Civil War locomotive 78,000 **
The General - 78,000 matchsticks 42. 1993 Parrott Rifle and Limber 8,000 43. 1994 Paul Revere's Midnight Ride 18,000 ** 44. 1994 Wright Brother's Flyer 10,000 45. 1994 American Bald Eagle 15,000 46. 1994 USS Nimitz aircraft carrier 40,000 47. 1995 Cutty Sark clipper ship 38,000 48. 1996 Terrace Hill - Iowa Governor's mansion 193,000 49. 1997 Space Shuttle Challenger 200,000 50. 1998 USS Iowa battleship 137,000 51. 1999 Crooked House 300,000 52. 2001 Angel 500 53. 2001 United States Capitol 478,000
United States Capitol - 498,000 matchsticks 54. 2003 Windmill 500 55. 2003 Chartres Cathedral 174,000 56. 2003 Erica's School 4,000 57. 2004 Apache AH-64 26,000 58. 2006 Extreme Home Makeover House 6,000 59. 2007 Harry Potter Hogwarts 602,000
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry - 602,00 matchsticks 60. 2010 Minas Tirith 420,000
Minas Tirith will not be on display 08/11/10 through 08/23/10 Minas Tirith, The Great White City - 420,000 matchsticks _________________________________________________________ Total matchsticks used 3,246,500 Are Matchsticks Marvels not enough for you? Do you want to see incredible toothpick models? Click here for Toothpick City II
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