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1933 Worlds Fair Tapestry, Century of
                            Progress, Chicago Il
1933CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR TAPESTRY! Fresh from an estate, an amazing souvenir from the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. The motto for this fair was the Century of Progress, and the fair was held in Chicago Il in the years. 1933-1934. The tapestry features and ariel view of the fair with the Sky Ride, blimps, airplane etc. It has a velveteen look and the sheen of the velvet shows reflection of the light in the pictures. The heavy tapestry measures 44" long overall including the fring,. 25" across. It is in good condition overall with no major damage. No holes or tears, fring intact. Lite signs of its age can be seen but does not detract from its overall display quality. It does have a lite musty odor from many years of storage. Take a look below. This is one of the early tapestries that was produced for the fair, it does not have the title across the bottom as the later ones did. A rare find and a great addition to your collection.  $155.00







This is an original solid brass metal letter opener from an estate. It was a premium from the "PAN AMERICAN EXPOSITION", more popularly known as the 1901 Worlds Fair that was held in Buffalo, New York from May 01, 1901 through November 02, 1901.  Standing atop the 5 5/8" tall blade and pedestal, is a 1 1/8" tall, 1 1/2" wide, and 1/2" sculpture of a buffalo.  Engraved on one side of the blade, "PAN=AMERICAN".  On the other side of the blade, in large engraved numbers is "1901".  Imprinted near the top of the blade it states, "PAT.   MAY 14 1901". This letter opener does have a slightly misshapened blade, (some waves). Could be flattened out, but I prefer the original state for its character.




1933 Worlds Fair Color Beauties
                            Booklet
1933 CHIGAGO WORLDS FAIR COLOR BEAUTIES BOOKLET!  32 pages. complete. Contains color images of common fair sites/ buildings.  Expo ground plan on back page. Cover has staining and edge wear. Inner pages are good and suitable for framing. $16.50 



Worlds Fair Gas Booklet Premium

1933 CHIGAGO WORLDS FAIR PREMIUM BOOKLET FROM THE GAS INDUSTRY! History and pictures of Chicago and info on Gas in the City.  9" x 6".  12 pages. Complete very good condition overall, lite handling wear. No tears. Interesting reading. $12.50


Worlds Fair Jack Frost National
                                Refining Co Booklet

Jack Frost National Refining Co Souvenir booklet.  Premium hand out for Jack Frost National Refining Co, NY. Pictures and info, facts and figures of sugar production, refining and distribution. 24 pages, Some great color images of various packages  of early Jack Frost Sugar. Photos of the factories, buildings etc.  9" x 6". Booklet is complete. Lite wear to the cover, a paperclip rust line on the top of the cover. Inner pages are still nice. $19.50

Worlds Fair Coasters
1933 WORLDS FAIR COASTERS (3)  Each is 3-3/4" across. Pressed front designs. Foil covered black board. Good condition overall. Some rub wear and discoloration. $15.00


Worlds Fair Premium Screw Jack
1933-34 WORLD'S FAIR SIMPLEX SALESMAN SAMPLE JACK! Front is embossed with fair logo and 1934 A Century of Progress, Chicago. Back embossed Simplexe Ball Bearing. 3-1/4" tall in the down position. Some wear to the red paint. All original and complete. $32.00


Around the Pan with Uncle Hank Pan
                              American Expo
Around the Pan with Uncle Hank, His Trip Through The Pan AMerican Exposition!  Hardbound,  262 pages. Complete. 1st Edition.  Published in 1901 by the Nut Shell Pub. Co. Book is very interesting reading along with some very unique illustrations.  Spine intact, binding complete and intact. Some discoloring to the front board. Penciled original owners name inside.  Pages are crisp and clean for the most part with just a few having some handling smudges. A rare book for any collection whether your into the Pan American Expo or antique cartoon like illustrations.  7"x 8".  $75.00



Art, Architecture of Worlds Columbian
                            Expo
Large soft cover folder titled:The Art of the World Illustrated in Paintings Statuary and architecture of the World's Columbian Exposition.  Copyright 1893. Publsihed by D. Appleton and Company. Part XVII. 17" x 13".  Full of nice large full page prints.  There is 10 quality  Goupil Photogravures, typogravures still inisde. The works were published in 32 issues, this being just part XVII. This was found in an estate, I do not know if it is complete. There is some foxing on a couple. The cover is loose and has chipped and torn edges.  Most of these would be outstanding framed and displayed.  $100.00



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