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Timothy Leary's Nintendo Power Glove Discovered At NYPL
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Jen Carlson
Published Nov 28, 2012
Modified Nov 28, 2012
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The man Richard Nixon once dubbed as "the most dangerous man in America" had some sweet toys to pair up with his arsenal of psychedelics—this week while going through their archives, the New York Public Library discovered they were in possession of Timothy Leary's Nintendo Power Glove, along with his red-laced Adidas. They declare: "This made us very happy," but unfortunately for now the rest of us will just have to be happy knowing this exists, as the items are not yet accessible to the public. It's like we're Fred Savage in the classic 1989 video game film The Wizard, admiring the Power Glove from afar:
However, we're told that "some time next year when it is finished being cataloged and processed" the collection, including these items, will be made available to the public. Currently, everything is being cataloged by the NYPL archivists and curators.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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