New York World's Fair Souvenir Desk Set, 1939
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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 aluminum pen holder and letter opener set, used the futuristic Trylon and Perisphere image.
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 aluminum pen holder and letter opener set, used the futuristic Trylon and Perisphere image.
Artifact
Desk set
Date Made
1939
Subject Date
1939-1940
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2005.121.152
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Constance & James Levi.
Material
Aluminum (Metal)
Dimensions
Width: 1.375 in (Paper Knife)
Length: 5.5 in (Paper Knife)
Height: 5.875 in (Pen Holder)
Width: 4.25 in (Pen Holder)
Length: 2.5 in (Pen Holder)
Inscriptions
in perisphere: NEW YORK / 1939 / WORLD'S FAIR bottom of pen holder: HAND FORGED / EVERLAST METAL
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