Tray

Date: 
1964-1965
Medium: 
Metal
Dimensions: 
11 x 8 x 1 in.
Description: 
A gold-colored metal serving tray with a black border and a print of the 1964 World's Fair "Unisphere" in the center of the front marked "New York World's Fair 1964-65". The back reads in black on gold "Unisphere/ Presented By United States Steel/ As Seen From The Plaza Of The Astronauts With The Heroic Statue Of The 'Rocket Thrower' in the Foreground/ This Beautiful Unisphere is the Symbol of the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair, and is dedicated to man's aspirations toward 'Peace Through Understanding' and symbolizes his achievements in an expanding universe. It is the largest representation of our planet ever attempted-140 feet (thirteen stories) high, 1,000,000 lbs. of Shining Stainless Steel, the open grids representing the latitudes and longitudes supporting the land masses of the World- all dramatically set in a 310 foot reflecting pool."
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.2465
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1965
eMuseum Object ID: 
50409
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Tiptray/coin tray

Date: 
1964-1965
Medium: 
Metal
Dimensions: 
7 x 5 x 1/2 in.
Description: 
A gold-colored metal tip tray or coin tray with a black border and a print of the 1964 World's Fair "Unisphere" in the center of the front marked "New York World's Fair 1964-65". The back reads in black on gold "Unisphere/ Presented By United States Steel/ As Seen From The Plaza Of The Astronauts With The Heroic Statue Of The 'Rocket Thrower' in the Foreground/ This Beautiful Unisphere is the Symbol of the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair, and is dedicated to man's aspirations toward 'Peace Through Understanding' and symbolizes his achievements in an expanding universe. It is the largest representation of our planet ever attempted-140 feet (thirteen stories) high, 1,000,000 lbs. of Shining Stainless Steel, the open grids representing the latitudes and longitudes supporting the land masses of the World- all dramatically set in a 310 foot reflecting pool."
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.2464
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1965
eMuseum Object ID: 
50408
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Ashtray

Date: 
1964-1965
Medium: 
Metal
Dimensions: 
3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.
Description: 
A square gold-colored metal ashtray with a black border and a print of the 1964 World's Fair "Unisphere" in the center of the front marked "New York World's Fair 1964-65". The back reads in black on gold "Unisphere/ Symbol of the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair, it is dedicated to man's aspirations toward 'Peace Through Understanding' and symbolizes his achievements in an expanding universe. Of stainless steel, it is a huge representation of our Planet Earth, 140 feet high, 120 feet in diameter, and weighing just scant of 1,000,000 lbs. Its design and construction involved complexities requiring the resolving of unknown factors many times those encountered in even our most modern complex buildings. It is a tribute to man's ingenuity and engineering skill as much as it symbolizes his achievements in an 'expanding universe.' "
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.2463
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1965
eMuseum Object ID: 
50407
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Banner

Date: 
1964-1965
Medium: 
Cloth, wood
Dimensions: 
9 1/2 x 7 x 1/4 in.
Description: 
A shiny ivory colored banner attached to a wood dowel. It has a toothed machine gear printed in gold and blue that reads "Rotary International" next to a print of the 1964 World's Fair symbol the "Unisphere" globe in blue. It reads in blue "Rotary/ New York Worlds Fair/ 1964-1965" and has gold fringe at the bottom edge.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.2462
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1965
eMuseum Object ID: 
50406
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Souvenir bag

Date: 
1964-1965
Medium: 
Paper, cloth
Dimensions: 
11 x 5 x 2 1/2 in.
Description: 
A white cloth bag printed on the front in black "World's Fair/Lucky Finds/ Stamp Mixture". From the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, this bag contains a large collection of cancelled postage stamps from the United States.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.2461
Gallery Label: 

Note with object claims it was originally owned by Gabriela Salazar-Fehn.

Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1965
eMuseum Object ID: 
50405
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Box

Date: 
1939-1940
Medium: 
Paper
Dimensions: 
8 1/8 x 4 1/8 x 1 1/8 in.
Description: 
Gray-blue box decorated with dark gray horizontal lines and printed in orange on the front with the Perishpere and Trylon pavillions of the 1939 World's Fair in New York and the words "Stern Brothers/ NewYork"; orange label bisecting the lid that reads "Stern Brothers"; shipping label on the bottom from the West 42nd Street store.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.2460
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1940
eMuseum Object ID: 
50404
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Handkerchief

Date: 
1893
Medium: 
Cloth
Dimensions: 
18 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.
Description: 
A purplish red silk handkerchief with scalloped edges from the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Embroidery in white in one corner reads "Worlds Fair/ Chicago/ 1893", with floral decoration. It has been embroidered in white on the opposite corner "Harry".
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.2458
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1893
eMuseum Object ID: 
50403
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Handkerchief

Date: 
1898-1900
Medium: 
Cloth
Dimensions: 
17 x 17 in.
Description: 
This beige handkerchief is embroidered in one corner with crossed flags. One is an American Flag in red, white and blue with a golden yellow pole and the other is the flag of Cuba and has blue and white stripes with a triangular shaped red field with one white star and a yellow pole. Probably issued between 1898 and 1900 to celebrate the end of the Spanish-American War and the installation of a pro-U.S. government in Cuba.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.2457
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
50402
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Swizzle stick/ noise maker

Date: 
1940-1960
Medium: 
Wood, paper
Dimensions: 
6 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.
Description: 
This wood stick has a star shaped head wrapped in red and gold tissue paper, the shaft wrapped in brown tissue. It was either a drink muddler or a drumstick- like noise maker. It is printed on the shaft in faded black " 'The Mosser'/ Petit Fouet A Champagne/ Article Francais/ Paris".
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.2366
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1960
eMuseum Object ID: 
50390
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Swizzle stick/ noise maker

Date: 
1940-1960
Medium: 
Wood
Dimensions: 
6 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.
Description: 
This wood stick has a star shaped head. It was either a drink muddler or a drumstick-like noise maker. It is printed on the shaft in faded black "The 'Mosser' depose Paris".
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.2365
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1960
eMuseum Object ID: 
50389
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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