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Alcatraz Magnet

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2 Inch

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Give your fridge a personality upgrade. Upload a photo, design, or logo and turn it into a magnet that actually looks good up there.

  • Dimensions: 2" L x 2" W
  • USA-made with recycled domestic steel
  • Smooth glossy mylar finish, scratch and UV-resistant
  • Printed on FSC-certified recycled paper
  • Standard fridge-strength magnet
  • Also available in round or rectangle

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Alcatraz Magnet

Alcatraz Magnet

Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, America. Due to its isolation from the outside by the cold, strong, hazardous currents of the waters of San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz was used to house Civil War prisoners as early as 1861. Following the war in 1866 the army determined that the fortifications and guns were being rapidly rendered obsolete by advances in military technology. Modernization efforts were undertaken between 1870 and 1876 but never completed. In 1867 a brick jailhouse was built (previously inmates had been kept in the basement of the guardhouse), and in 1868 Alcatraz was officially designated a long-term detention facility for military prisoners. The Fortress was deactivated as a military prison in October 1933, and transferred to the Bureau of Prisons. During World War I the prison held conscientious objectors, The United States Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz was acquired by the United States Department of Justice on October 12, 1933, and the island became a federal prison in August 1934. During the 29 years it was in use, the jail held such notable criminals as Al Capone, Robert Franklin Stroud (the Birdman of Alcatraz), George "Machine Gun" Kelly,James "Whitey" Bulger, and Alvin Karpis (who served more time at Alcatraz than any other inmate). It also provided housing for the Bureau of Prison staff and their families.

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By Lora S.July 30, 2025Verified Purchase
Magnet, Style: Square, Size: 2 Inch
My friend loves her daughter-in-law and I wanted her to have a magnet of the two of them together to put on her fridge. The picture was so clear and made so well. I'm sure they both loved it!
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By Raoul S.October 27, 2020Verified Purchase
Magnet, Style: Square, Size: 2 Inch
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This is a very small refrigerator magnet (with artwork and text to be provided, and arranged using the ZAZZLE web site software, by the customer), and I would like to have a larger size. I ordered a quantity of eight refrigerator magnets. I think that they should have been individually packaged in order to prevent one item from scratching the other during transit. However, none of the items appeared upon arrival to have been scratched. The magnetic force is adequate to hold two sheets of good-quality bond paper securely against a refrigerator or metal filing cabinet, with one sheet in front of the other. I think that the durability of the refrigerator magnets is adequate—I have handled the magnets, and attached them to, and detached them from, a refrigerator while exercising reasonable care, and have encountered no failures. I see no evidence of demagnetization (i.e., loss of magnet strength). I am very pleased with these refrigerator magnets, as are the people to whom I have given them as small and inexpensive gifts. I recommend these refrigerator magnets, and would not hesitate to purchase them again in the future. One always feels very fortunate when one receives a purchased item, and finds it to be as good-looking as on the merchant’s web site. I was not disappointed in any way—I am delighted with the image and text resolution (sharpness and clarity) and the beauty and fidelity of the colors (hues and saturation). The refrigerator magnet is assembled from two parts: (1) The magnet, and (2) a relatively thin metal shell upon which the images and text are printed. The metal shell initially has a square shape, but then wedges of metal are cut away at each of the four corners, so that the shape of the metal shell then resembles a cross, with four short, stocky fingers. The images and text are then printed onto the metal shell with great clarity, because the entire metal shell is perfectly planar at this stage of the manufacturing process. Any portions of the images or text which happen to extend into the fingers will have the same clarity as at the middle of the cross. Then the fingers are folded around the magnet to complete the assembly of the refrigerator magnet. When I created my design, I crowded text very close to the upper and lower edges of the design boundaries, so that the text did indeed extend somewhat onto the fingers as the design was being printed, causing some portions of the text to wrap around the upper and lower edges of the completed refrigerator magnet when the final assembly was performed. This looks okay to me, because the text is still easily readable.
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By Dorecca S.June 26, 2024Verified Purchase
Magnet, Style: Square, Size: 2 Inch
Just Perfect! 🥰 High quality and crystal clear print. Love them! Fast Delivery, received 2 days early! Ordered late Saturday night, received Wed morning! Very clear, easy to read!

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Product ID: 147837164274417563
Created on: 3/12/2009, 3:47 PM
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