The gold and jewels Monopoly set was pretty cool:
Not a big fan of the game though -- so I'm not sure the bling would be enough to make it interesting and fun for me. Unless the host was giving out the gold tiles and jeweled pieces as souvenirs, maybe? But still - meh.
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| One of many two-by-fours mailed to the Federal Reserve in protest. (I like that they sent a board to the board; more subtle than calling someone a blockhead!) |
They had several exhibits of fakes and forgeries - including a light table where you can see how your own bills stack up to the Approved 100% Genuine bills on display. My $20 was OK, but no one was willing to lend me a $50 to test.
For this exhibit of three fakes, I was intrigued by the middle one (the most obvious, natch) and so called in to find out all the details of what was wrong.
Apparently, what they did to the middle one is called "kiting" - you try to stick the corners of a $10 onto a $1 bill. I can't imagine this is ever very effective, but who knows. The $5 was much more subtle, it involved low quality ink that got a bit smudged below Lincoln's ear.
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| We could have stuck with wampum and clam shells or something! |
Also liked the display of the evolution of negotiable papers as it reflected political changes (e.g., Revolutionary War and Civil War).
Then I went to the NYC archives, where they had a special display of maps and papers depicting downtown Manhattan.
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| The original NYC Aquarium was in downtown Manhattan. It was apparently open for about 40 years. I love that the plan identifies exactly which animals will be displayed in each of the large tanks. |
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| "Room of Lost Footsteps" - i.e., the concourse |
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| A close-up of the display plan |
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| High Water Mark - downtown manhattan (1873) |
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| One amazing night at the theatre! |
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| The 411 on Houston Street |
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| "A patrolman investigating the troubles of one of his small charges" |
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