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Chicago's Great Ferris Wheel of 1893 World's Fair Stereoview! Original stereoview of the Great Ferris Wheel at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. # 2957.  Unmarked as far and photographer.  Photos are in good condition. Litely faded, but the details are clearly visible. Card has some handling wear, and couple of stains on the one end. Bumped corners. No folds, crease lines or tears.  $24.50       QUESTIONS



veiw book

1933 CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR OFFICIAL VIEWS BOOKLET! 
12" X 9",  Contains 62 pages of beautiful artist pictures of the fair. Stiff linen like cover. Some of the best images ever produced are in this book. Artists are not named that I can see, but definetly talented probably well known illustrators in their day.  Unusual images like the Pabst Blue Ribbon Cafe, Skandia Fish Fry, Enchanted Island  for the children, Hollywood sound stage, close ups of a sky ride car, etc. Booklet is in very good condition. Complete. Intact. No tears or major damage. Lite soiling to the cover edge.   SOLD


souvenir book

1933 CHIGAGO WORLDS FAIR SOUVENIR BOOK 1934!   Stiff linen like cover. 9-1/2" x 6-1/2".  64 pages . Every page has wonderful pictures of the fair and its exhibits. Rare images of some of the fairs  enjoyments like the roller coaster, ferris wheel, fireworks,  blimp, train engine, Red Crown Animal show, interior views etc.  Complete. Good condition overall. Stain spot on the white border edge of several pages, and one page is torn, penciled writing on the page across from the torn page. Front cover has a spot of top linen torn away.     SOLD!


sculptures

 CATALOG OF ALL THE EXHIBITIONS OF PAINTINGS & SCULPTURE OF THE  1933 CHIGAGO WORLDS FAIR ! Soft cover book,  9-1/2" x 6-3/4".  Over 200 pages. Complete. Nice condition. No major damage. Lite handling wear Over 1200 plates (pictures) of all the art that was displayed and exhibited at the fair.  Great resource, as it has all the artists info listed too.
$69.50  plus shipping                 
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color beauties

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   plus shipping.             
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gas bklt

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    plus shipping            
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1933 CHIGAGO WORLDS FAIR WOODEN KEG AND GOBLET! 3-1/2" X 3-1/2". All
original, good condition, and complete. Features a wooden keg (barrel) and cup (goblet) 
No broken parts. Some wear to the decals, but not to bad for 70 years. 
Nice display piece.    SOLD!


The World's Fair, 144 pages, 200 illustrations, The Cosmopolitan
Magazine, September, 1904.  Wonderful articles and photos of the St.
Louis Fair.  Approx. 40 pages of great and hard to find advertising.
Cover edge wear. $29.00    QUESTIONS




suger

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  plus shipping         
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1933 Johnson Wings Ethyl Gas/Oil Worlds Fair!  This is an original 
1933 Johnson Gasolene & Motor Oils Advertising blotter. It is in excellent 
unused condition. Featuring the Lama Temple, that was a highlight of the 
1933 Century of Progress Chicago Worlds Fair. 9" x 4". Produced by the 
Johnson Oil Refining Company. Bright, colorful, pink back. Slight corner
wear. Nice addition to any collection. SOLD  


1933 Johnson Ethyl Gas &Oil Worlds Fair Blotter ! This is an original hard 
to find 1933 Johnson Gasolene & Motor Oils Advertising blotter. It is in 
excellent unused condition. Featuring the US Govermant Bldg. and Court of
States , that was a highlight of the 1933 Century of Progress Chicago Worlds 
Fair. 9" x 4". Produced by the Johnson Oil Refining Company. Bright, colorful,
pink back. Slight corner wear, and lite rub line on back .Nice addition to 
any collection.  SOLD


 This is an Official New York Worlds's Fair Game. Produced by Milton 
Bradley, in 1963 for the 1964 New York Worlds Fair. It is complete and
in very nice condition. You'll look a long time before you'll find one in this 
condition. Large vinyl game board has several large colorful views or the fair 
exhibits. The cards also have fair buildings and exhibitor shown. Box is intact
and free of stains, tears and signs of use also $44.50 plus shipping.     QUESTIONS



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. $15.99 plus shipping.     QUESTIONS



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. $32.50 plus shipping.     QUESTIONS



1933 WORLD FAIR VIEW PLAYING CARDS! Original deck of playing
cards, premiums from the 1933 Chicago Worlds Fair. Deck is complete in 
original box. One extra card with the card Companies factory view. No jokers. 
Each card shows a great black and white image 
of a fair building or exhibit. Cards have gold edges. Excellant condition still. Stiff, no tears, creases or damage. A couple havelith rub wear on the picture side. Backs are sharp and bright. Box is intact with lite edge and corner wear. Unbelieveable on the overall condition.
$39.99  plus shipping.   QUESTIONS



1933 CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR JOHNSON GASOLENE BRASS TOKEN!  Original premium giveaway from the Johnson Gasolene exhibit at the 1933 Chicago Century of Progress fair. 1-1/8" across. Nicely detailed still. Lite wear to the finish.                 SOLD


ORNATE 1934 WORLD'S FAIR CHICAGO CRUMB TRAY! 5-1/2" X 5-1/2". Nicely detailed. Silver finish over brass metal. No real damage, other then wear to the silver finish. Back marked 34437 N.Shore Co. Emporters Chicago.   
SOLD!


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