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Fahmeeda MirzaMonday, November 30, 2009
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Fahmeeda MirzaThe town of Frazee, Minnesota — known as the Turkey Capital of the World — hosts a 20 feet tall turkey statue (”Big Tom”) which is known as a popular roadside attraction and sets the world record for the Largest monument to the Turkey.This Big Tom stands over 20 feet (6.1 m) tall and is 17 feet (5.2 m) wide.It weighs over 5,000 pounds, having 1,000 pou
nds of steel reinforcement.
The legs were made a little shorter and stouter than a normal turkey to better handle the weight. The Largest monument to the Turkey is estimated to have 3,000 to 4,000 separate fiberglass feathers, which took the D.W.O. Fiberglass Company over 2,000 hours to make.
The original Largest monument to the Turkey was built on a metal frame and covered in cement, fiberglass, cardboard, and insulation. When it was finished in 1986, it stood 22 feet (6.7 m) tall and cost $20,000 to build, earning Frazee the title of “Home of the world’s largest turkey.”
Because of Big Tom’s physical makeup, it needed frequent repairs. There were also complaints that Big Tom was not proportioned like a real turkey.
The area committee decided that they needed a new Big Tom and commissioned artist Dave Oswald (D.W.O.) of Sparta Wisconsin whose work includes the giant 40 foot Holstien cow in New Salem, North Dakota and a 180 foot Northern Pike in Hayward, WI.
When removing the old Largest monument to the Turkey in July 1998, a cutting torch was used to remove the wings. As soon as the torch touched the bird, Big Tom caught fire, completely destroying the statue.
The new Largest monument to the Turkey arrived in Frazee in August 1998. Coming in three separate pieces on a flatbed trailer, it took eight hours to assemble.
World’s Largest TurkeyAddress: Route 10, Frazee, MNDirections: Hwy 29 to Rt 10. On a hilltop, southwest side of town, in Lions Park
nds of steel reinforcement.The legs were made a little shorter and stouter than a normal turkey to better handle the weight. The Largest monument to the Turkey is estimated to have 3,000 to 4,000 separate fiberglass feathers, which took the D.W.O. Fiberglass Company over 2,000 hours to make.
The original Largest monument to the Turkey was built on a metal frame and covered in cement, fiberglass, cardboard, and insulation. When it was finished in 1986, it stood 22 feet (6.7 m) tall and cost $20,000 to build, earning Frazee the title of “Home of the world’s largest turkey.”
Because of Big Tom’s physical makeup, it needed frequent repairs. There were also complaints that Big Tom was not proportioned like a real turkey.
The area committee decided that they needed a new Big Tom and commissioned artist Dave Oswald (D.W.O.) of Sparta Wisconsin whose work includes the giant 40 foot Holstien cow in New Salem, North Dakota and a 180 foot Northern Pike in Hayward, WI.
When removing the old Largest monument to the Turkey in July 1998, a cutting torch was used to remove the wings. As soon as the torch touched the bird, Big Tom caught fire, completely destroying the statue.
The new Largest monument to the Turkey arrived in Frazee in August 1998. Coming in three separate pieces on a flatbed trailer, it took eight hours to assemble.
World’s Largest TurkeyAddress: Route 10, Frazee, MNDirections: Hwy 29 to Rt 10. On a hilltop, southwest side of town, in Lions Park
Motorbike Sculpture from Cardboard
Mr Gilmour's pieces are made without even a supporting structure of metal or wood.His sculptures include everything from violins and bicycles to a full-scale Queen Victoria.
Mr Gilmour's passion for using the unusual material stemmed from a desire to promote recycling.
Now Mr Gilmour, who is originally from Stockport but lives in Italy, exhibits his work all over the world selling pieces for thousands of pounds.
"My pieces provoke a chain of thought, thinking about a way of raising the idea of empowerment in the face of materialism and the over-emphasis society places on material possessions," he said. "I studied art in Bristol in 1997, then returned to Manchester where I had a studio with other artists. I moved to Italy in 2000.
"I was using cardboard originally to make prototypes and models, but the first piece that was a 'proper' sculpture was a life size cardboard cow made in 1998.
"This was made in response to the mad cow outbreak as a substitute for the cows being destroyed, a joke obviously.
"From here I started making more serious pieces and considering cardboard as a very interesting material to make artwork with.
"It is very flexible and has the possibility of calling up other associations with the products which were contained in the boxes I'm using.
"Obviously it's not as strong as more traditional sculpture materials, but I find the challenge of finding solutions to these kinds of problems to be one of the attractions of working with cardboard. The oldest piece I have made is over 15 years old and still looks fine.
"In the end they are no more fragile than works on paper, and even bronzes or wooden sculptures are easily damaged. So long as they are treated with care, and don't get wet, they should last a lifetime.
"The largest pieces I have made are the cars, a fiat 500, a maclaren race car and even the 1960s James Bond. Aston Martin.
"But I also like my smaller pieces like typewriters, guitars and cameras. So far all the pieces have been sold, and there is a waiting list for new works."
World's Biggest Golden Coin
World's Biggest Golden Coin of 1 Million Dollar
Here is some amazing pictures of rarest and World's Biggest Golden Coin amounting to USD 1 Million.
Here is some amazing pictures of rarest and World's Biggest Golden Coin amounting to USD 1 Million.
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