Editing Casey, Illinois (section)

==Big Things Small Town==
[[File:Windchimes, Casey, IL, US.jpg|alt=World's largest wind chime.|thumb|upright=0.6|World's largest wind chime.]]

Casey is most known for its collection of "World's Largest" items.<ref>{{Cite web|title='We have built 14 Guinness World Records' {{!}} Big things happening in this small Illinois town|url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/guinness-world-record-largest-14-casey-illinois/63-f5cf7e4f-50b9-405b-bdc9-70dfba07c839|access-date=2021-06-14|website=ksdk.com|date=6 November 2019|language=en-US}}</ref>

Local craftsman and businessman, Jim Bolin, has built fourteen [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World record]]-qualifying things with Bolin Enterprises, Inc.:

# [[World's largest windchime|World's Largest Wind Chime]]
# World's Largest Golf Tee
# World's Largest Pitchfork
# World's Largest Rocking Chair
# World's Largest Wooden Shoes
# World's Largest Mailbox
# World's Largest Gavel (currently in [[Marshall, Illinois|Marshall, IL]])
# World's Largest Truck Key
# World's Largest Barbershop Pole
# World's Largest Teeter Totter
# World's Largest Golf Driver
# World's Largest Swizzle Spoon

The other two have since been beaten: World's Largest Knitting Needles and World's Largest Crochet Hook.

Around the town, there are other big things that haven't gotten records like The Big Ear of Corn, The Big Mousetrap, and The Big Pizza Slicer (made by The Greathouse of Pizza), among others.<ref>{{Cite web|title=LIST|url=https://www.bigthingssmalltown.com/list|access-date=2021-06-14|website=mysite|language=en}}</ref> Bolin has also created big things inspired by pop culture like the big PokeBall and big [[Minions (film)|Minion]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=New big attraction inspired by Pokémon|url=https://www.wthitv.com/content/news/New-big-attraction-inspired-by-Pokemon-574180711.html|access-date=2021-06-14|website=WTHI News|language=en}}</ref>
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File:World's largest rocking chair (53059035376).jpg|World's Largest Rocking Chair
File:World's largest pitchfork.jpg|World's Largest Pitchfork
File:World's largest mailbox.jpg|World's Largest Mailbox
File:World's Largest Pencil.jpg|Large pencil
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