History of the World's Largest Tin
Family
The Tin Family is part of the Enchanted Highway project. The idea
of an Enchanted Highway originated in July 1993. The project features
metal art works. It utilizes the welding skills of area residents
and their artistic abilities. A number of organizations and groups
of people contributed ideas.
The committee selected the Tin Family as the first of the projects
to decorate the Enchanted Highway.
The art director of North Dakota State University evaluated the
plans for the construction of the World's Largest Tin Family and
decided that it would indeed be art worthy. An architect drew the
plans according to scale and a structural engineer certified the
safety of the construction.
The next step consisted of locating the materials needed for the
project. Local farmers donated metal tanks. Some metal tanks and
needed materials were purchased from a scrap yard. After all the
needed materials were collected, the farmers were scheduled to help
in the process of welding the Tin Family. It took two months of
welding to get the tanks ready to form the bodies of the Tin Family.
STATISTICS OF THE TIN FAMILY
| The Tin Man |
-stands 45 feet tall
-the body consists of a tank that measures 12 feet in height
and 10 feet in width
-the cap measures 6 feet in circumference and is 5 feet tall
-the tin man has 16 telephone poles to anchor him and to hold
him up
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| The Tin Lady |
-stands 44 feet tall
-her hair is made of barb wire
-her ear rings are augers
-12 telephone poles hold her up
|
| The Tin Boy |
-stands 23 feet tall |
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