New York World's Fair Drinking Glass, 1964-1965

Artifact Overview

This souvenir drinking glass featured illustrations from the "old-fashioned circus" at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. This attraction consisted of a one-ring, European-style circus and historical circus museum. The circus tent seated 5000, for a show that lasted one hour and twenty minutes. Unfortunately, lack of interest closed this attraction before the fair ended.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Drinking glass

Date Made

1964-1965

Creators

New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Corporation

Creator Notes

Made for the New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Corporation.

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America

Object ID

85.127.367

Credit

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

Material

Glass (Material)
Enamel (Fused coating)

Color

Orange (Color)
Purple

Dimensions

Height: 6.625 in
Diameter: 2.875 in

Inscriptions

Red and purple pyroglaze on obverse: 1964 / 1965 / NEW YORK / WORLD'S FAIR Pyroglaze label on reverse: WORLD'S FAIR CIRCUS / VISITORS TO THE CIRCUS WILL THRILL / TO OUTSTANDING ACTS FROM THROUGH - / OUT THE WORLD. A MAJOR DAILY / ATTRACTION WILL BE AN OLD - / FASHIONED CIRCUS PARADE AROUND THE / FAIRGROUNDS WITH CLOWNS AND / WILD ANIMALS GALORE. HERE IS / A REMARKABLE SHOW FOR CHILDREN / OF ALL AGES. / 1964 / 1965 / NEW YORK / WORLD'S FAIR Lower side: C (copyright) 1961 NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1964-1965 CORPORATION

Keywords	United States, New York, New York Drinking glasses Souvenirs Exhibitions World's fairs New York World's Fair (1964-1965)