Description: Vintage Road Side America Souvenir Hourglass sand timer 109 Roadside Dr, Shartlesville, PA 19554Made in Japan3 inches Tall Thank you for buying Pictures are of actual item Roadside America was an indoor miniature village and railway covering 8,000 square feet (740 m2). Created by Laurence Gieringer in 1935 to about 1938, it was first displayed to the public in his Hamburg, Pennsylvania, home. The miniature village's popularity increased after stories were published about it in local newspapers, which prompted Gieringer to move it to a recently-closed local amusement park called Carsonia Park. This location, which supported more visitors, was open from 1938 to about 1940. To accommodate growing interest and build a larger display, Geringer then purchased land at what would be the miniature village's final location, a former dance hall in Shartlesville, Pennsylvania off of Interstate 78, approximately 20 mi (32 km) west of the Lehigh Valley, where the display reopened in 1953.
Price: 44 USD
Location: Blandon, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2025-01-07T11:29:53.000Z
Shipping Cost: 7 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Number of Items in Set: 1
Pattern: Timely
Antique: No
Shape: Round
Size: Small
Color: Multicolor
Material: Brass, Glass, Plastic
Set Includes: 1
MPN: none
Brand: Not sure
Type: Sand Timer
Number in Pack: 1
Item Height: 3 in
Original/Reproduction: Original
Style: Retro
Features: Manual
Time Period Manufactured: 1935-1938
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Components Included: timer
Handmade: No
