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Original fair premium. Boxed deck of "1933 Century of Progress, Chicago World's Fair Souvenir Playing Cards". Featuring 53 unique b&w views of the fair on the fronts. Exhibits, architecture, etc. Cards are vivid fushia with red and white border, planet with trailing rings, and "1933 Century of Progress Chicago, on the backs of cards. Complete deck, very nice condition, crisp, clean, look unplayed. Silver edges. Printing on the box top shows some wear, rubs. Complete deck, 52 cards, one joker and one extra card with Contact Bridge Scoring, reverse side: "Essentials of Contract Laws". | ||
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1933
Chicago Worlds Fair Foto Reel Film Strip
Movie Viewer Souvenir Viewmaster. This
is a hard to find, original souvenir from
the 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair. Only
offered at the fair to visitors during the
year 1933. It is a Foto Reel viewer with
unique photos of the architectural works,
rides, transportation, artistic aspects seen
at the fair. Produced by Allied Products.
You'll take a step back in time when you
view the 30 black and white images inside
this unique old viewer. Each is clear and
concise, some seldom seen views. Magnified
view window so you don't have to squint to
see the images. Look through the single
round lens, turn the knob and watch the
sites of the fair appear. No batteries,
lamps, just hold to the light and manually
turn the film strip inside. Viewer is in
very nice condition. Works properly.
Complete, no major damage or repairs. Views
are sharp and well defined. Black enameled
metal case has minimual wear for handling
and storage over the years. It measures 5"x
2-1/2" x 2-1/4". Views include
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1833-1933 CHICAGO
WORLD'S FAIR PICKARD CHINA PLATE Original premium purchased at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. Produced by Pickard China company. Marked Pickard in gold on the back. Features the Travel Building in black. Pretty aladdin style urns and floral work embossed around the outer scalloped edge. Very nice condition. Lite wear to the pattern, and some crazing to the glazing. No chips or cracks. Nice addition to any collection. |
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Antique 1893 Chicago World's Fair Souvenir Goblet Ruby Red Flash EAPG Thumbprint Glass. Gorgeous premium/souvenir from the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Red flash, thumbprint pattern small stemmed glass. 4" tall. 2"dia rim. No chips, chiggers, cracks. Very lite wear to the flash. Fancy script " World's Fair 1893" is still sharply defined. A nice addition to a collection. | SOLD
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This is a wonderful premium offered to guests of the 1964-65 New York World's fair. An official, souvenir deck of playing cards, complete in original hard case (plastic) with sleeve. This is a outstanding way to take a walk through the historic 1964-1965 New York World's Fair as each of the cards features a colorful picture of the various exhibits, architecture, rides, etc. Seldom seen views, buildings. The fair's theme was "Peace Through Understanding" and was dedicated to Man's Achievement on a Shrinking Globe in an Expanding Universe. American companies dominated the expo as exhibitors, and cards show everything from the renown Unisphere to Ford, IBM, GE, Coca Cola, to the monorail and more. Standard type deck was produced by Stancraft and is complete with 52 cards, + 2 Jokers. The deck is in very nice condition, no major damage. Gold gilt edges are still shiny and bright. Hard case is nice. Cardboard sleeve has some wear. | ||
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1833-1933 CHICAGO
WORLD'S FAIR PICKARD CHINA PLATE Original premium purchased at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. Produced by Pickard China company. Marked Pickard in gold on the back. Features the Fort Dearborn exhibit building in green. Pretty aladdin style urns and floral work embossed around the outer scalloped edge. Very nice condition. Lite rub wear to the pattern, and some crazing to the glazing. No chips or cracks. Nice addition to any collection. |
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1939 WORLDS FAIR
BOOK BOOK MARKER Silver metal. High relief fair medalion on the top. New York World's Fair 1939 On bottom rim NYWF. 3-1/2" long and 7/8" widest point. Nice condition. |
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Chicago World's Fair 1933 Art Deco Inkwell JB 622! This wonderful inkwell was a premium offered to fairgoer's who visited the 1933 Chicago Worlds Fair. Art deco curved, stepped design brass with hinged lid,with an opalescent milk glass insert. Raised and sets on five ribbed feet. It was produced by the JB foundry and is marked JB 622. The label on the back say's Souvenir of Chicago World's Fair, A Century of Progress. Label has faded and has some wear. 4-3/4" x 3" x 2-3/4". Very nice condition overall. No dents or breaks. Complete. Lite toning to the brass. Glass insert is nice and has no damage. A rare find. | ||
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Original 1933
Chicago World's Fair Log Rollers pin back
button. 1" across. Some darkening or staining.
Given out to Fair visitors who watched the log
rolling exhibit. |
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1933 Chicago
World's Fair Ladies Pocket Mirror. Brass frame
with handle. Celluloid covered "Old Fort
Dearborn" scene on the front. "A Century of
Progress". Nice condition. 5-3/8" long 2"
wide. Mirror is still in nice condition.
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1933 Chicago
World's Fair Cuff Bracelet.
1/2" wide.
Gold tone plating. Fair scenes and icon.
5" long.
Nice condition, lite wear to the finish. |
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Oak Framed
TRAVEL & TRANSPORT BUILDING w/
THERMOMETER! Nice color image of the 1933
Chicago World's Fair Century of Progress
Travel & Transport Building and glass
thermometer with mercury mounted in gold mat.
Metal frame orignal backing . This has been
placed inside an oak frame for display.
Nce condition. No real damage. Glass front
intact. Thermometer working. correctly. 9-5/8"
x 7-1/2" overall. |
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| The Biographical
Dictionary And Portrait Gallery Of
Representative Men of Chicago, Wisconsin and
the World's Columbian Exposition. By American
Biographical Publishing Co. of Chicago, Ill.,
New York. H.C. Cooper Jr. & Co.
Proprietors. 1895. Fine high quality
publishing in its day. Large heavy book
with leather cover. 11-1/2" x 9" x 4". Over
600 pages, 100's of portrait
illustrations on steel. Full bios on hundreds
of men. Each plate is guarded with velum
(tissue paper) tipon.Gold gilt designed
corners adornments. Front board is detached.
Back board coming loose. Spine intact.
Gilted page edges. Some of the velum
pages have wrinkled. There is some foxing and
overall discoloring to some of the pages.
Overall the inner pages are pretty good
considering the age. There is also a stiffness
to the pages that makes one wonder if it has
been viewed much at all. A very highly
prized antique book. |
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1933 Chicago
World's Fair Silver Scene Bracelet.
Beautifully
detailed, fine quality. Silver plated. 7
blocks with clasps between. Ring clasp for
securing. 6-3/4" long, 5/8" wide. Very nice
condition still. Original darkened
pattina. |
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1939 Official Guide
for the San Franciso Golden Gate International
Exposition. Nice large fold out
cartograph map of the Treasure Island fair
layout. Booklet is complete. Some great images
of the expo. Super advertising for local
businesses in the tabbed "Visitors Guide"
section. Booklet has 116 pages. There is some
handling wear to the cover, inner pages are
still nice. |
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1933 Chicago World's Fair ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S Log Cabin Chalkware Plaque! Hard to believe this fair premium has survived. It is a fragile chalkware wall plaque from the Abe Lincoln exhibit. Feauting a bust of Abe and his birthplace cabin. Marked Chicago World's Fair 1933 across the bottom. Wire hanger on back side. 6-1/4" x 4".x 1/2". All original gold finish still intact other then a couple of flakes on the top border. No chips, chigger or cracks. | NA
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1933 Chicago
World's Fair Hall of Science Framed scene and Thermometer.7-1/8" X 5-1/8". Complete, in nice condition overall. Silver & black art deco matting, Textured silver metal frame. Glass and mercury thermometer on the left window area. All behind glass. Nothing broken. String hanger on the back for displaying. |
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1933 Chicago World's Fair Souvenir Brass Thermometer Key Nice quality made premium Heavy solid brass. Fair emblem on the front center of the clover top, eagle and flag on the back side. 8-3/4" long overall. Glass thermometer with mercury mounted on the center stem. Back is marked Pated Aug 23, 1925. Complete nice condition. Nothing broken. Finish is still good. Mercury in the thermometer has seperated form being laid flat in storage. Should work out if hung and displayed again. | $48.00 |
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1915 PANAMA-PACIFIC
UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION, SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA! Reverse painted glass in frame.
Court of Palms. Superb details. Mother of
pearl accenting. Tin filigree frame with
original backing and wire stand. 9" x 7"
overall. Glass has a crack across one
corner. I've pulled it open some so you
can see it. Its not that bad when
viewed. Rare find for the 1915 Expo. |
$48.00
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1933
CHICAGO WORLDS BOOKMARK! 4-1/2" long. Fully engraved on the front. Fort Dearborn, Skyride Fair logos, etc, nicely detailed. Complete, intact, nice overall. It does have some toning to the finish. |
$24.00
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1933 CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR URN SHAKERS! 2-3/4" tall. Metal, urn shaped Salt & Pepper. Federal buildings on the fronts and Hall of Science on the backs. Marked World's Fair underneath. Bottoms are marked N. Shure Co. Importers, Chicago, Made in Japan. Good condition overall. Small dent on the cap on one. Darkening to the finish overall. | $42.00
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1933
CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR HARDBOUND BOOK!
Scarce hardbound book, that covers some rarely
found interests of the City of Chicago and the
1933 Chicago World's Fair . Facts and
pictures are incorporated into the
review that begins with President
Roosevelt and proceeds into things that deal
with the city of Chicago as it was begining in
1833, thru the 1893 Columbian Expo to the 33
fair. Very interesting pictures and
reading on most of the buildings and
businesses that were in Chicago in 1933 and
before. |
$65.00
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| 1964 NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR SOUVENIR PLATE! Original souvenir from the NY World's Fair. 9-1/4" china plate with images for the fair. The Unisphere, Heliport, Monorail, Tower of light, Pool of Industry, Swiss Sky Ride. Green images, cream colored glaze. Excellent condition comes with its period wire plate hanger. | |||
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large hardbound book titled: "World's
Columbian Catholic Congresses and
Educational Exhibit". Printed by J.S.
Hyland & Co. of Chicago © 1893. Three
volumes in one. Containing Official
Proceedings of all the Chicago Catholic
Congresses of 1893, giving in full addresses
delivered, on the Catholic Education
Day at the World's Fair, Columbian
Exposition. Embellished with numerous
engravings. 800+ pages. 10-1/4" x 7-1/2" x
2-1/2". Book is in very nice condition.
Complete, all binding intact. Pages are
clean, crisp and free of major damage.
Gilt edges on the pages still has a nice
sheen. Some wear to the cloth cover boards,
corners bumped, rubs, darkened over time. A
rare book for any collector. |
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| 1933-34 Chicago World's
Fair Black Forest Inn Souvenir Menu! |
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| Chicago Beautiful
Souvenir Views of World's Fair 1933! |
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| Rare 1933 Chicago World's
Fair Garden & Flower Show Horticultural
Building Guide Booklet! |
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Silver metal tie clip, with front insert, blue and gold raised enameling. 1933 Chicago fair logo on the center medallion Good condition, with some finish wear. |
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1933
CHICAGO
WORLDS
FAIR
GREYHOUND.
Original
1933
fair
handout,
featuring a directory or fair bus depots , fair guide, and map, from Greyhound Lines. 12" x 4-5/8" when unfolded. Nice condition, no tears or major damage. |
$12.50
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1933-34
CHICAGO
WORLDS
FAIR
OWENS
GLASS
COMPANY
BROCHURE!
Original brochure , premium hand out to visitors of the Owens-Illinois Glass Block Building exhibit at the Chicago Worlds Fair. This is a nice colorful brochure, filled with information and images. Excellant condition. Quite interesting as inside shows the full panorama view of the plant and the glass making process. Also show dozens of various bottle produced at that time. 22-1/2" x 6-1/8" when unfolded. Also lists Owens fair glass showings. |
$12.50
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1933 CHICAGO WORLDS
FAIR PULLMAN RAILROAD CARS! Original brochure,
premium handout from the Pullman train cars
exhibit at the Chicago 1933 Worlds
Fair. 6-1/2" x 5". 12 pages. filled with
pictures and info on the Pullman
Railroad cars of that time. Very nice
condition,
no tears or major
damage. $14.50 |
$12.50
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1933
PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD
WORLDS
FAIR
BROCHURE!
Original 1933 Chicago Worlds Fair premium handout to visitors at the Pennsylvania Railroad exhibit. 6-3/8" x 20-3/4" when unfolded. |
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