Lot 483
From the 1939 New York World's Fair -- 64 Pieces Wm. Rogers Silver Plate Includes 12 Souvenir Teaspoons Naming Buildings. 1939 World's Fair: The set, by Wm Rogers Mfg. Co., is of modernist design. It consists of 8 knives, 8 forks, 8 salad forks, 8 soup spoons, 7 teaspoons, a butter knife and 7 spreaders, 2 serving spoons, and a sugar spoon. Each piece has the date, "1939," an image of the Trylon and Perisphere, with "Theme Building,"followed by "New York World's Fair." Many of the pieces are still wrapped in the original paper.
Additionally, there are 12 teaspoons, each with the name and an image of one of the buildings: United States Government Building; Marine Transportation Building; Textile Building; New York City Exhibit Building; Georgian Section in Court of the States Buildings; Aviation Building; Railroad Transportation Building; Consumer Interests Building; New York State Amphitheater; Hall of Medicine and Public Health; Food Exhibition Building; and Administration Building. Each piece is also marked "Pat. Pend. Wm Rogers Mfg Co IS."
The 1939 World's Fair covered the 1,216 acres of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (which was also the location of the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair). Its motto was "The World of Tomorrow" and close to 45 million people attended its exhibits in two seasons. Estimate Value $750 - UP
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