Century of Progress Souvenir Specimen Box of Materials Used in Ford Automobile Manufacture, 1934
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Ford Motor Company mounted the most talked-about exhibition in Chicago during the World's Fair in 1934. One highlight of the Ford Exposition building was "Out of the Earth" -- a series of dioramas showing the major resources used in automotive production. Visitors could return home with souvenir boxes that contained samples of some of these natural materials.
Ford Motor Company mounted the most talked-about exhibition in Chicago during the World's Fair in 1934. One highlight of the Ford Exposition building was "Out of the Earth" -- a series of dioramas showing the major resources used in automotive production. Visitors could return home with souvenir boxes that contained samples of some of these natural materials.
Artifact
Souvenir
Date Made
1934
Keywords
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2018.0.23.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Asbestos
Bauxite
Cardboard
Copper (Metal)
Cork (Bark)
Cotton (Fiber)
Glass (Material)
Iron ore
Mohair
Plastic
Rubber (Material)
Sillimanite
Soybean
Zinc alloy
Color
Blue
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 5.313 in
Width: 3.75 in
Length: .875 in
Inscriptions
front of souvenir box: MAN MUST GO TO THE EARTH / FOR ALL MATERIALS / FORD EXPOSITION / A CENTURY OF PROGRESS / [...] shipping box lid: FROM / TO / CONTENTS ...MERCHANDISE / Postmaster ... This parcel may be / opened for postal inspection if / necessary. / FORD EXPOSITION / A CENTURY OF PROGRESS / CHICAGO shipping box, underside, handwritten: SEE / FORD NEWS / June 1934 / page 107
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