New York World's Fair Souvenir Key, 1940
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The Trylon and Perisphere were iconic symbols of the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. The architectural pairing represented the fair's utopian theme, "Building the World of Tomorrow." Many souvenirs from the exposition, like this uncut key, depict the futuristic Trylon and Perisphere.
The Trylon and Perisphere were iconic symbols of the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. The architectural pairing represented the fair's utopian theme, "Building the World of Tomorrow." Many souvenirs from the exposition, like this uncut key, depict the futuristic Trylon and Perisphere.
Artifact
Key (Hardware)
Date Made
1940
Subject Date
1939-1940
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
85.127.238
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Estate of Stanley H. Cousineau.
Material
Metal
Technique
Plating (Metal coating)
Dimensions
Width: 0.75 in
Length: 2 in
Inscriptions
Obverse: [trylon and perisphere] New York World's Fair 1940 Reverse: NEW / KEIL / YORK
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