Only the models listed in dark ink can be seen at the Matchstick Marvels museum.
# Year Model name & description Number of Matchsticks
1. 1977 Church 500
2. 1978 Barn 5,000
3. 1979 USS Constitution 8,000**
4. 1980 Stagecoach 2,000
5. 1981 Stern wheel riverboat 20,000
6-9 1982 4 Windmills 2,000
10. 1983 1930's Locomotive 1,500
11. 1984 Bicycle 500
12. 1985 Small Civil War Cannon 1,000
13. 1986 Small USS Iowa Battleship 7,000**
14-16 1987 3 Country Schools 1,500
17. 1987 USS Midway aircraft carrier 16,000 **
18-22 1987 5 Rocking Chairs 500
23. 1987 Freightliner flatbed tractor-trailer 4,000
24. 1988 Robert E. Lee 19th century steamboat 50,000 **
Robert E. Lee - 75,000 matchsticks
25. 1988 F4U Corsair fighter plane 14,000 **
26. 1988 Walt Disney's Pinocchio 6,000
27. 1988 Cannondale tandem bicycle 500
28. 1989 F-15 Eagle fighter jet 15,000**
29. 1990 Sculptured Swimmer 500
30. 1990 B-17 Flying Fortress bomber 14,000 **
31. 1991 Small General locomotive 9,000 **
32. 1991 Brontosaurus dinosaur 18,000
33. 1991 Christopher Columbus's Santa Maria 27,000 **
34. 1992 USS Forrestal aircraft carrier 55,000**
USS Forrestal - 55,000 matchsticks
35. 1992 P-51 Mustang fighter plane 15,000
P-51 Mustang - 15,000 matchsticks
36. 1992 Star Trek Starship USS Enterprise 18,000 **
37. 1992 Gun-slinging Cowboy 25,000 **
Cowboy - 25,000 matchsticks
38. 1993 Block Island Lighthouse 125,000 **
Block Island Lighthouse - 125,000 matchsticks
39. 1993 Conestoga wagon 20,000
40. 1993 SR-71 Blackbird 17,000
41. 1993 The General Civil War locomotive 78,000 **
The General - 78,000 matchsticks
42. 1993 Parrott Rifle and Limber 8,000
43. 1994 Paul Revere's Midnight Ride 18,000 **
44. 1994 Wright Brother's Flyer 10,000
45. 1994 American Bald Eagle 15,000
46. 1994 USS Nimitz aircraft carrier 40,000
47. 1995 Cutty Sark clipper ship 38,000
48. 1996 Terrace Hill - Iowa Governor's mansion 193,000
49. 1997 Space Shuttle Challenger 200,000
50. 1998 USS Iowa battleship 137,000
51. 1999 Crooked House 300,000
52. 2001 Angel 500
53. 2001 United States Capitol 478,000
United States Capitol - 498,000 matchsticks
54. 2003 Windmill 500
55. 2003 Chartres Cathedral 174,000
56. 2003 Erica's School 4,000
57. 2004 Apache AH-64 26,000
58. 2006 Extreme Home Makeover House 6,000
59. 2007 Harry Potter Hogwarts 602,000
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry - 602,00 matchsticks
60. 2010 Minas Tirith 420,000
Minas Tirith, The Great White City - 420,000 matchsticks
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Total matchsticks used 3,246,500
Matchstick Marvels Tourist Center was built with the efforts and generosity of the people of Gladbrook, and is operated strictly through the tireless efforts of the volunteers that staff the exhibit.
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