Tin Woodman

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Photogrammetry of the Tin Man statue USA, New York Nick Chopper, the Tin Man, also known as Nick or—correctly—the “Tin Master,” is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum. Baum's Tin Man first appeared in his classic 1990 book The Amazing Wizard of Oz and reappeared in many other subsequent Oz books in the series. In late 20th-century America, men made out of various metal pieces were used in advertising and political cartoons. Baum, who was editing a magazine on decorating storefront windows when he wrote The Amazing Wizard of Oz, was reportedly inspired to invent the Tin Man by a figure he had built out of metal parts for a shop display.