Rare M.I.T. Oversize Commemorative “Brass Rat" Class Ring

Description: Rare Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) Oversize Commemorative “Brass Rat” Class Ring Massive promotional ring /decoration suitable for display. 25th reunion commemorative item. This oversize ring is about twice the size of a normal ring (2x).New, never used or displayed. See photos! Markings, cast or engraved in the ring Top: M.I.T. mascot ‘TIM’ the Beaver, nature’s preeminent engineer Bottom: 25th Reunion Left Side: Great Dome over “MIT” Right Side: Great Dome over “1973” Key Facts Material: Solid brass Dimension at widest point: 2 5/16 inches Inside diameter of ‘finger hole’: 1 5/8 inches Weight: 9 ounces Legend has it - the Brass Rat Ring is the third most recognized ring in the world, after the Superbowl ring and the Pope ring.Some Famous M.I.T. Brass Rat Appearances: John Harvard Statue, Cambridge, MA (1979): A cast bronze Brass Rat was temporarily attached to a finger of the John Harvard statue in Harvard Yard in May 1979 as a hack (prank). The statue itself was sculpted by famous Daniel Chester French (Lincoln Memorial), himself an MIT alumnus.Stir Crazy (1980): Inmate Grossberger, played by Erland Van Lidth De Jeude, a 1976 MIT graduate, wears his Brass Rat on camera. Beginning in 1980, a small yacht moored in Wellfleet Harbor on Cape Cod is named "Brass Rat," rumored to belong to a retired M.I.T. professor. Sneakers (1992): Cosmo, played by Jo Marr, hacks into a computer network in the opening scene while wearing a Brass Rat. The police rush past the iconic columns of 77 Massachusetts Avenue to arrest him. In 1996, Astronaut Kenneth D. Cameron, an MIT graduate, delivers a talk at MIT and presents then MIT President Charles Vest with an oversize version of a Brass Rat (similar to the one in this eBay listing) that Cameron had taken to the Russian space station Mir. Iron Man (2008): Lieutenant Colonel James "Rhodey" Rhodes, played by Terrence Howard, and Tony Stark, played by Robert Downey, Jr., both wearing the Brass Rat, visible on their fingers.International Space Station (2012): The 2012 brass rat, which includes a model of the Apollo lunar lander on the Great Dome, traveled aboard the space shuttle Endeavor to the International Space Station. Astronaut T.J. Creamer, SM 1992, received it. Ghostbusters (2016): Scientist & Ghostbuster Erin Gilbert, played by Kristen Wiig, can be seen wearing a rather large Brass Rat in several scenes, and later wears an MIT sweatshirt.

Price: 295 USD

Location: Eastham, Massachusetts

End Time: 2024-09-09T20:11:04.000Z

Shipping Cost: 12.4 USD