Worlds Fairs and Expos

1964-65 New York World's Fair Peace through Understanding Unisphere bookmark. This antique bookmark is still housed in the original cellophane wrapper and includes the original cardstock insert that reads: Woven Book Mark Mfgd. by Alkahn Silk Label Co., Inc., New York City. Also marked: Unisphere presented by USS United States Steel. Also includes the original sticker that reads: Distributed for Goldfarb Exposition Souvenir Corp., Official Licensee. This cloth bookmark measures about 2 inches by 5.5 inches. Excellent condition.

In 1936, Texas celebrated its 100th anniversary of independence. Centennial celebrations were held all over the state, and Dallas hosted the Texas Centennial Exposition that was visited by President Franklin Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Ginger Rogers, and many other celebrities. This vintage tie clip was manufactured as a souvenir to commemorate the Centennial. Texas 1936 Centennial is inlaid in silver lettering on a black background, along with a star and flag. This is silver-toned metal, but not silverplate. This is in Very Good+ condition! We see no damage anywhere on the clip, although it may need some cleaning/polishing.

Louisiana World's Fair Souvenir Spoon 1984, mint in the box marked made in Japan.It has the lovely emblem on the top in blue, white and gold, is shaped like a shovel and has Louisiana World Exposition in the shovel. It is 4 1/2 inches long.

Please choose First Class Postage for this item. This 3 1/4 inch tall half round egg timer is clear lucite with a four cent Seattle World's Fair Stamp embedded inside. It is in excellent condition with no markings.

William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States, is the subject of this pottery plaque made by Weller Pottery. He was President from 1897-1901. The political plaque, which really looks like a small dish, measures 4 1/2 in diameter. Weller Pottery was in business from 1872 - 1948, in Zanesville, Ohio. These plaques were said to have been made for the St. Louis World's Fair, circa 1904. In very nice condition. Impressed Weller on the back, twice. (#T-1295) Keywords: antique art pottery arts crafts movement presidential memorabilia historical ceramic

This set of 10 ounce drinking glasses is a memorabilia from the 1967 Canada Montreal Expo. Each glass is clear with black and gold designs, one showing the Italian Building and the other an Israel Building as well as the Montreal Canada 67 and Expo 67 stamped on them. They are 5 inches tall and in excellent condition since being stored all that time.

This vintage x 3 1/4 .

Official souvenir tumbler with Hall of Science design in metallic gold and black, from the 1964-65 New York World's Fair.

Made by Gillinder, c. 1876 for the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. This tall pedestaled sugar stands 8 ¾ high to the top of the finial x 4 ½ wide. The inside rim of the lid has a ¼ surface flake. (5889) Key Words: early american pattern glass Victorian pressed EAPG antique sugar bowl

GREAT NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1939 SPOONS AND TWO EXTRAS. THERE ARE THREE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR SPOONS DATED 1939, 1. HAS THE N.Y. STATE AMPHITHEATRE , 2. ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND THE THIRD IS THE RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION BUILDING. THEY ARE 6 INCHES LONG AND MARKED WM. ROGERS. THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER 6 INCH SPOON WITH YOUNG PEOPLES SOCIETY OF CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR ON THE TOP OF THIS VERY ORNATE SPOON. THE LAST IS A GREAT SOUVENIR SPOON WITH ROLEX WATCHES, BUCHERER, AND MORITZ ON THE FRONT WITH A SUN SYMBOL IN THE BOWL. IT IS 4 1/4 INCHES LONG AND MARKED ON THE BACK CB69. A WONDERFUL SET OF 5 SPOONS.

This historical glass match safe celebrates the career of Jenny Lind. Patented 1876. Corrugated design striker bottom. 4 ½ l. There is a ¼ chip on the top back center above the hole and a small blob of extra glass in the bottom of the well. (5293) Key Words: early american pattern glass Victorian pressed EAPG historical exposition expo memorabilia antique

This original photo card is in excellent condition. This vintage photo card features Entrance and the reverse side is unused. This photo card measure approx. 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 .

Commememorative World's Fair antique coin circa 1893, apprx 1 1/4 diameter, converted into a brooch, lovely patina, well made, good vintage condition.

Apprx 5/8 diameter, official Century of Progress charm, rare due to its 1934 date (rather than the more common 1933). Was originally on a little chain, part of which is included. Very good condition.

Matted and ready to pop into a standard frame: This interesting 8 x 10 photo print is from an original photo c.1901 depicting the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York, includes Cardiff Giant display, American Inn, Lubin's Cineography, and streets of Cairo. We have other historic images of America on this site. ============================================ Some history of the most famous hoax in history trivia-library . com: On Oct. 15, 1869, two laborers digging a well on the farm of William Newell, near Cardiff, N.Y., came upon the intact body of an enormous fossilized man, 10 ft. 4 1/2 in. in height and weighing 2,990 lb. Three days later, a Syracuse newspaper ran the headline A Wonderful Discovery, and soon all the world was alerted. Experts of every variety congregated about the Cardiff Giant. Two professors from Yale, one a paleontologist and the other a chemist, pronounced the giant a true fossil. Ralph Waldo Emerson agreed. The director of the New York State Museum decided that the giant was a statue, but ancient, and the most remarkable object yet brought to light in this country. Oliver Wendell Holmes agreed. But there were those who disagreed. The president of Cornell University thought that the giant was concocted of gypsum and that he detected the marks of a sculptor's chisel. A renowned sculptor was summoned, and he declared the whole thing a hoax. While the controversy continued, the happy farmer, Newell, pitched a tent over the Cardiff Giant and dispensed tickets, first at 50 each, then at 500, and later at $1. Showman Phineas T. Barnum hurried an agent to the scene to look things over. The agent was less interested in the giant or its authenticity than in the 3,000 persons-many having arrived by special trains from Syracuse-pushing and shoving to view the attraction. Informed of the giant's prowess, Barnum was aroused. He offered Newell $60,000 for a three-month lease of the object, but the farmer refused. Barnum cajoled; the farmer remained immovable. Annoyed, Barnum hired a Syracuse sculptor, Prof. Carl C. F. Otto, to duplicate the giant in every detail. When a syndicate finally bought out Newell's discovery and prepared to show it to New York in 1871, the syndicate learned that Barnum was already displaying his own version of the Cardiff Giant under canvas in Brooklyn. The syndicate went to court for an injunction. Barnum fought back. He stated that he was only showing the hoax of a hoax, and that there was no crime in this. The court sided with Barnum, and thereafter the two massive fossils battled it out for public attention a short distance apart. Desperately, the hapless syndicate tried to match Barnum's sensational announcements with a huge banner proclaiming: Genuine. CARDIFF GIANT. Original. Taller Than Goliath Whom David Slew ...P. T. Barnum offered $150,000 for the Giant. THE MOST VALUABLE SINGLE EXHIBIT IN THE WORLD TODAY. Meanwhile, reporters were learning that a former Binghamton cigar maker, George Hull, had been Newell's partner in the showing of the Cardiff Giant. Tracing Hull's history, the reporters found that he had once purchased a great block of gypsum in Fort Dodge, Ia.; had employed a stonecutter in Chicago; and had shipped a tremendous box of machinery to Cardiff. Confronted with the mounting evidence of fraud, George Hull broke down and confessed the truth. Irritated by clergymen (and one Methodist preacher in particular) who were always quoting the line from Genesis about a supersized race- There were giants in the earth in those days -Hull had decided to ridicule them. He bought a 12-ft. block of gypsum near his sister's place in Iowa; sent the five-ton stone to the shed of a friend in Chicago; employed stonecutter Edward Salle to carve the giant; then aged it with ink, sand, and sulfuric acid and punctured it full of pores by hammering darning needles into it. He shipped it in the guise of machinery to his cousin's farm-Newell was the relative-buried it for a year, and then dug it up. The entire hoax had cost Hull $2,200 and had earned him $35,000. Barnum's hoax of the hoax-at one point the showman was calling his replica of the Cardiff Giant the original, and the original a fake-had cost Barnum considerably less and earned him much more. ============================================ This wonderful reproduction of the original printed graphic is crisply printed on matte finish heavy photo paper. This piece includes a white acid-free matte and is ready to be popped into a standard 11 x 14 frame, which can be bought anywhere locally. Graphic area fits the 8 x 10 opening of the matte. Image included here is low-quality for quick loading on the net with a watermark across, which will not be on your print. Makes a terrific gift for the collector or an addition to your collection! Keywords: memorabilia collecting collectibles antiques collectable collectables patents print prints 1900s vintage collecting dealers merchandise artwork for sale cool vintage antique buy shopping print prints shop dealer antique collectible historic history worlds fair expo expositions

Very nice old world's fair addition. From the 1939 World's Fair held in New York this spoon was purchased. It is, as the back claims, Pure silver plated. Excellent condition. Measures 6 long.

This original postcard is from the 1935 California Pacific Exposition which was held in San Diego, California. It is in excellent condition. The front features Corner Of Botanical Building And Palace Of Foods And Beverages . The reverse features a postcard format, which is unused and there is a paragraph that says Botanical Building and the Lagoon in front of it constitute a perennial beauty spot. Exotic lianas, orchids, gigantic bamboo and dainty palms delight the eye of the visitor in the building . This postcard is by Western Publishing x 3 1/2 .

This original postcard is from the 1935 California Pacific Exposition which was held in San Diego, California. It is in excellent condition but is slightly yellowed. The front features Standard Oil Tower To The Sun . The reverse features a postcard format, which is unused and there is a paragraph that says A tower of striking beauty, soaring 108 feet at the north of the Plaza de America. It is of Mayan architecture and known as the Tower to the Sun, dedicated to our Western National Parks . This postcard is by Western Publishing x 3 1/2 .

This original postcard is from the 1907 Jamestown Exposition which was held in Norfolk, Virginia. It is in excellent condition. The front features Pocahontas . The reverse features a postcard format, which is unused. This postcard is Copyrighted 1907 by Jamestown A. x 5 1/2 .

This original postcard is from the 1907 Jamestown Exposition which was held in Norfolk, Virginia. It is in very good condition. The front features an Indian, the Old Church . The reverse features a postcard format, which is unused. This postcard measures approx. 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 .