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Rubik's Cube , About 1980
This Rubik's cube is a 2 and ¼ inch square. It is made up of multicolored moveable rows of squares. Each square is covered in red, white, yellow, green, blue, or orange vinyl. There are 9 squares on each side. Users try to make each side of the puzzle all one color.
This Rubik's Cube belonged to Harry S Warren. Warren grew up in Wilmington and worked at Cape Fear Museum for many years.
The Rubik's Cube was a huge fad. Invented by a Hungarian named Rubik in 1974, the cube has been frustrating people for more than 35 years. It was put on the Western market in 1980 and became an instant hit. More than 350 million cubes have been sold worldwide.
CFM 1996.027.0031
Gift of Harry S. Warren
A Pageant of the Lower Cape Fear, June 1921
Anagrams, About 1935
Bingo, 1937
Doncaster Youth Jazz Orchestra Playbill, August 26, 1993
Feast of Pirates' Baby Parade Winner, August 23, 1929
Garfield, 1992
Gumby, 1994
King of the Turf Board Game, 1939
Lunch at Fergus' Ark Restaurant, 1952 to 1965
Magnavox Odyssey Video Game , 1972
Paris Bound Handbill, March 27, 1930
Phillies and Orioles in Wilmington, March 20, 1913
Strawberry Shortcake Garden Fun Doll, 2006
"Two Hundred Years of Light by the Light" Pin, August 5, 1989
Tweety Bird Bobble Head, 2003
Watercolor Paint Set, About 1830
Wooden Nickel, June 1939
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