Souvenir Model of Havoline Tower From Century of Progress Exposition, 1933-1934

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Artifact Overview

Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to buoy national optimism during the darkest years of the Great Depression. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos, such as this souvenir model of Havoline Motor Oil's fair building -- a twenty-one-story working thermometer.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Model (Representation)

Date Made

1933-1934

Subject Date

1933-1934

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

85.127.172

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Estate of Stanley H. Cousineau.

Material

Metal

Color

Ivory (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 5 in
Width: 2.75 in

Inscriptions

base: CHICAGO'S WORLD'S FAIR / 1933-1934 / HAVOLINE / THER-MOMETER / TOWER
Souvenir Model of Havoline Tower From Century of Progress Exposition, 1933-1934