New York Crystal Palace Plate. The Crystal Palace built for the
Great Exhibition in London spawned many imitators. In New York
just two years after the London Exhibition a Crystal Palace was
constructed in New York. Our 10.5" blue and white cake plate
was manufactured by Johnson Bros. England, Patent No. 111255.
The New York Crystal Palace - International Industrial Exhibition
plate was part of the Historic America series. It is in remarkable
fine condition with no cracks or chips. There is a black marker
line on the back. This 150 year old plate is a rare and wonderful
exposition souvenir. (Stock number 003wf53-0326b) $200.00 
Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Exposition,
1867 - Vol. I. Edited by William Blake. Washington: Government
Printing Office, 1870. Contents: Introduction, General Survey
of the Exposition, Report on the Fine Arts, The Fine Arts Applied
to the Useful Arts, Extract on Weights, Measures, and Coins, Bibliography.
Very good condition. (Stock number 003wf0826d) $65.00 
Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Exposition,
1867 - Vol. VI. Report upon Wool and Manufactures of Wool, Report
upon Cotton, Report on Clothing and Woven Fabrics, Survey of Education.
Full of historical information. Ex Library. Very good condition.
(Stock number 003wf0718s) $65.00 
Rapports du Jury International Exposition Universelle de 1867,
Paris. Introduction by M. Michel Chevalier. 1868. (In French)
Cover rubbed. Very good condition. (Stock number 003wf0826f) $75.00
Pan American Exposition Shot Glass, 1901. "When You Drink
Of Me Think". 2 1/2" high 2 1/4" diameter at top.
No chips or cracks - excellent.(Stock number 003wf331za) $115.00
Pan American Exposition, Buffalo 1901 Pillow Cover. We have never
encountered a Pan-Am textile souvenir as marvelous as this one.
There is a buffalo head in each corner, the logo of the fair in
the center, and it reads "Pan-American Exposition 1901 Buffalo
U.S.A." It measures approximately 21" square. There
is an opening for the pillow filling with button closures. It
is slightly faded but still in remarkably good condition for its
age. (Stock number 003wf01-0715a) $250.00 
The Wm. Hengerer Co. Sketchbook of the Pan American Exposition,
Buffalo, NY 1901. Published by "Buffalo's Great Department
Store." 24 page booklet has sketches and descriptions of
key areas of the fair. Cover soiled with several creases. (Stock
number 003wf01115c) $50.00 
The Wm. Hengerer Co. Sketchbook of the Pan American Exposition,
Buffalo, NY 1901. Published by "Buffalo's Great Department
Store." 24 page booklet has sketches and descriptions of
key areas of the fair. Condition is rough, the cover has been
taped on, corners dog-eared, but it is complete and a scarce example.
(Stock number 003wfe316b) $35.00 
Official Views of the Pan-American Exposition. C.D. Arnold Buffalo,
NY 1901. Approx. 6 1/2" x 5" booklet with over 50 full
page views of the exposition. (Stock number 003wf0510a) $50.00
Around The "Pan" with Uncle Hank - His Trip Through
the Pan-American Exposition by Thomas Fleming. Published by The
Nutshell Pub. Co., New York, 1901, 262 pages. Photographs and
line drawings and a portrait of William McKinley (detached) drawn
with a pen in one continuous line. Cover and spine stained, rubbed.
Spine loose. (Stock number 003wf01-0715c) $75.00 
Pan-American Exposition, 1901 Cover. Wonderful color image of
the Ethnology Building and a vignette of Native American artifacts
with the logo of the fair superimposed on them. (Stock number
003wf01-0715d) $100.00 
Pan-American Exposition, 1901 Cover. Wonderful color image of
the Ethnology Building and a vignette of Native American artifacts
with the logo of the fair superimposed on them. Unused. (Stock
number 003wf01-0331a) $50.00 
Pan-American
Exposition, 1901 Cover. Wonderful color image of the Manufactures
and Liberal Arts Building and a vignette of crafts artifacts with
the logo of the fair superimposed on them. Unused. (Stock number
003wf01-0331b) $50.00 
Pan-American Exposition, 1901 Cover. Wonderful color image of
the U. S. Government Building and a vignette of a cannon, an anchor
and a sword. Unused. (Stock number 003wf01-0331c) $50.00 
The Pan American and its Midway. Published by J. Murray Jordon,
Phila., 1901. Approx. 8" x 10". 60 pages of photos with
captions. No text. Center pages are detached. (Stock number 003wf832)
$45.00 
Pan-American Buffalo and Niagara Falls - A Picturesque Souvenir.
By Charles Cutter. 1901. 48 pages. Black & white photographs
of fair buildings,. Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Click to see interior
Approx. 10.25" x 6.5" VG+ (Stock number 003wf0812a)
$60.00 
A Souvenir of the Great Pan-American Exposition. Buffalo, NY 1901.
J Hayne Co. Approx. 9" x 7" VG+ (Stock number 003wf825n)
$60.00 
Pan-American Exposition souvenir pendant. An Indian chief in full
headress is surrounded by the words "Pan-American Exposition
- 1901." The reverse has an image of a hand, bow and arrow
and three linked rings. 1" diameter. (Stock number 003wf0417pc)
$35.00 
Pan-American Exposition souvenir coin from the National Commission
of Chile and the country's coat of arms. The back of the aluminum
coin depicts a pavilion and reads "Chile at the Pan-American
Exposition - Buffalo, 1901." 1.25" diameter. (Stock
number 003wf0417pd) $40.00 
Elongated souvenir coin from the Pan-American Exposition depicts
the Electric Tower. The back is blank. .75" x 1.5" (Stock
number 003wf0417pe) $40.00 
Good lucky souvenir with lucky Indian head penny. The front shows
the head of the 1901 penny, and reads "Good Luck Souvenir
Pan-American Exposition Buffalo, N.Y." The reverse of the
silver colored piece shows the tail of the coin and reads "Lucky
Penny Pocket Piece." 1.5" diameter (Stock number 003wf0417pg)
$40.00 
Lithographed celluloid picture pin back of the Electric Tower
- Pan-American Exposition, 1901. 1.25" diameter. (Stock number
003wf0417ph) $45.00 
1904 St. Louis Palace of Electricity Building Souvenir Plate Blue
and white plate features an image of the Palace of Electricity
with the lagoon in the foreground with a decorative flower border.
Marked on the back "The World's Fair of St. Louis, MO., 1904.
St. Louis Glass -G.'ware Co. St. Louis. Also an impressed mark
that we can not make out. 10" plate. Light overall crazing,
no chips or cracks. (Stock number 003wf04-0326c) $125.00 
Louisiana Purchase Exposition. 1904. Mini Microscope. 2.5"
Etched "Worlds Fair St. Louis 1904. Made in France. (Stock
number 003wf0417TB) $60.00 
Louisiana
Purchase Exposition. 1904. World's Fair Album. 35 page album distributed
by Berry Brothers Architectural Finishes. Soil with some damp
staining. (Stock number 003wf0713b) $50.00 
Louisiana Purchase Exposition. World's Fair 1904 St. Louis. Stamped
Metal Ashtray. Center photo is Festival Hall, Cascade Gardens
and Grand Basin. Portraits of Pres. Roosevelt, David R. Francis,
Napoleon and Thos. Jefferson. 4.75" x 3.25". Scratched.
front and rear (Stock number 003wf0301a) $45.00 
Connecticut at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition - St. Louis,
1904. Report of the Commissioners From Connecticut to the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition held at St. Louis, 1904. Hartford, Conn.:
Press of the Case Lockwood & Brainard Co., 1906, 284 pages.
Illustrated. Spine and cover rubbed and stained, interior clean
and tight. (Stock number 003wf04-0715a) $85.00 
Pennsylvania at the World's Fair - St. Louis, 1904, Volume Two.
The Story of Pennsylvania at the World's Fair prepared by James
H. Lambert, A. M. Executive Officer Pennsylvania Commission. Philadelphia:
Published by Pennsylvania Commission, 1905, 364 pages. Illustrated.
The Catalogue and Awards section provides a bountiful resource
of companies and organizations that existed in the first decade
of the 20th century. Spine and cover rubbed and stained, interior
clean and tight. (Stock number 003wf04-0715b) $85.00 
Report of the Iowa Commission to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition,
St. Louis, 1904. Des Moines: The Register & Leader Co., 418
pages. Illustrated. Ex library. Spine stained and rubbed, corners
rubbed, interior clean and tight. (Stock number 003wf04-0715c)
$85.00 
Samantha at St. Louis Exposition by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta
Holley). New York: G. W. Dillingham Co., 312 pages. Illustrated
by Ch. Grunwald. Spine and cover stained and rubbed, corners rubbed,
interior clean and tight. (Stock number 003wf04-0715d) $35.00
Harper's Weekly Edited by George Harvey June 11, 1904. Cover drawn
by Gordon Grant. Article and photo of "Russia's Representative
at the World's Fair." Fiction: "The Club of Queer Trades"
by G. K. Chesterton. 9.5" x 13.5" (Stock number 003wf0611b)
$25.00 
1904 Glass Latticework and Reverse Painted Glass Souvenir Plate
Glass latticework with gold painted flowers surrounds a reverse
painted gold image of Festival Hall & Cascade Gardens. From
the back it appears that the lattice was pink colored. Some of
the paint is rubbed off and there are no remains of the pink on
the front of the piece. 7" No chips or cracks. (Stock number
003wf04-0326d) $50.00 
New York at Jamestown 1607-1907 This volume is the original report
made by the Jamestown Exposition Commission of the State of New
York and presented to the governor Charles E. Hughes. It is lavishly
illustrated with photographs and drawings of prominent people,
interesting artifacts, maps, buildings at the fairgrounds, especially
the New York State Building, as well as historical homes, churches,
forts, and other historically significant buildings in New York
State. Click to see interior page
569 pages. Title is embossed in gold and there is also an embossed
seal of the State of New York. Cover slightly soiled, edges and
corners rubbed. Interior clean and tight. 8" wide x 11"
high. (Stock number 003wf0130a) $135.00 
Jamestown Exposition, VA. 1907 Souvenir Plate Desirable blue and
white depicts the Bird's Eye View of the Jamestown Exposition
in the center of the plate surrounded by images of the Old Church
at Jamestown, 1639, Moat & Ramparts of Fortress Monroe, VA,
U. S. Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, VA., Old St. Paul's Church Norfolk,
VA., 1776, Cape Henry Light House, VA., Old and New. 10"
diameter. Manufactured by The Royal Staffordshire Pottery in Burselm,
England. Imported by Nusbaum Book & Art Co., 100 & 102
Granby St., Norfolk, VA. No chips or cracks. (Stock number 003wf07-0326b)
$200.00 
Jamestown Exposition, VA. 1907 Souvenir Plate Desirable blue and
white depicts the Bird's Eye View of the Jamestown Exposition
in the center of the plate surrounded by images of the Old Church
at Jamestown, 1639, Moat & Ramparts of Fortress Monroe, VA,
U. S. Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, VA., Old St. Paul's Church Norfolk,
VA., 1776, Cape Henry Light House, VA., Old and New. 10"
diameter. Manufactured by The Royal Staffordshire Pottery in Burselm,
England. Imported by Nusbaum Book & Art Co., 100 & 102
Granby St., Norfolk, VA. No chips or cracks. (Stock number 003wf07-0326c)
$200.00 
Jamestown Exposition, VA. 1907 Souvenir Plate Charming sepia toned
plate features the Administration Building in the middle of the
plate surrounded by images of Ocean View VA., Pine Beach Hotel
near Jamestown Exposition Grounds, Light House Cape Henry VA.,
and Princess Anne Hotel Virginia Beach, VA. 6" diameter.
Manufactured by The Rowland Marsellus Co., Staffordshire England.
Designed & Imported by the S. T. Hanger Drug Co., Portsmouth,
VA, Copyrighted 1907. No chips or cracks. (Stock number 003wf07-0326a)
$125.00 
Jamestown Exposition, VA. 1907 Souvenir Plate Appealing blue and
white toned plate identical to the one above. It features the
Administration Building in the middle of the plate surrounded
by images of Ocean View VA., Pine Beach Hotel near Jamestown Exposition
Grounds, Light House Cape Henry VA., and Princess Anne Hotel Virginia
Beach, VA. 6" diameter. Manufactured by The Rowland Marsellus
Co., Staffordshire England. Designed & Imported by the S.
T. Hanger Drug Co., Portsmouth, VA, Copyrighted 1907. No chips
or cracks. (Stock number 003wf07-0326d) $125.00 
The Jamestown Exposition commemorated the first permanent English
settlement in America. This wonderful copper souvenir pin in high
relief depicts an Indian in full headdress surrounded by flowers
and four axes. The pin reads "Jamestown 1607-1907."
"C" clasp. 1.75" wide x 2.25" tall. (Stock
number 003wf0417na) $100.00 MISSING 
Jamestown Exposition Beautifully rendered enamel pin portrays
two Indians on shore greeting the incoming ship. It reads "Jamestown
Exposition 1607 - 1907." "C" clasp. .36" diameter.
(Stock number 003wf0417nb) $80.00 
Jamestown
Exposition Souvenir Watch Fob. "Meet Me On The War Path -
Jamestown Exposition 1907" is inscribed on the face of this
silver colored Jamestown souvenir. 1.5" wide x 1.75"
long. (Stock number 003wf0417ne) $30.00 
Alaska Yukon Pacific Felt Pennant. Scarce souvenir of the 1909
fair. Yellow and purple felt pennant has "AYP" in purple
sewn on the yellow background and the printed logo of the fair
sewn onto a purple background. 24.5" long. Extremely good
condition for its age. (Stock number 003wf09ayp-0715a) $125.00
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition Official Design Glass Lantern
Slide. (Stock number 003wf0625bj) $50.00 
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition Seattle 1909. Celluloid Button.
Manufactured by White Head and Hoag. Odd back Click to view back
(Stock number 003wf1218m) $65.00 
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition Seattle 1909. Gold colored AYP
pin attached to the remains of its cardboard packaging. Unusual
item. (Stock number 003wf0417TA) $60.00 
Hudson-Fulton Tercentenary Souvenir Plate. Attractive blue and
white plate depicts Fulton's First Steamboat The "Clermont"
in the center. It is surrounded by images of the State Capital,
Albany, N.Y., Poughkeepsie Bridge, 212 Ft. High Poughkeepsie,
N.Y., Washington's Headquarters, Newburgh, N.Y., Old Senate House
Erected 1676 Kingston N.Y., and Grant's Tomb N.Y. City. 7.5"
Marked on the back "Manfd by Frank Beardmore & Co., Fenton
England for The Geo. H. Bowman Co., Cleveland & New York."
No chips or cracks, light overall crazing. (Stock number 003wf09-0326b)
$125.00 
The Hudson-Fulton Celebration 1909, Volume I. The Fourth Annual
Report of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission to the Legislature
of the State of New York. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Co., State Printers,
1910, 714 pages. Color plate of the "Half Moon." Excellent
condition. (Stock number 003wf09-0715b) $100.00 
Cradle Days of New York (1609-1825) By Hugh Macatamney. Hudson
Fulton Celebration Edition. New York: Drew and Lewis. 1909. 230
pages plus ads. Cover separating - have been taped. Based on NY
Tribune articles "Little Old New York." Includes program
of the Hudson Fulton Celebration. (Stock number 003wf0625bv) $60.00
Official Robert Fulton Exhibition of the Hudson-Fulton Commission.
The New York Historical Society in Cooperation with The Colonial
Dames of America. 27 September - 30 October 1909. Very good condition.
(Stock number 003wf09-0715c) $30.00 
Hudson-Fulton Pin. Outstanding lithographed pin pictures The Half-Moon.
It reads "The Half Moon Hudson-Fulton Celebration 1909."
Pin is 1" in diameter. Small stains on the image, pin is
very nice. (Stock number 003wf0417hb) $40.00 
Hudson-Fulton Token. Very well crafted bronze medal has a representation
of The Half-Moon and The Clermont on the front. It reads "Hudson-Fulton
Celebration 1909." The reverse reads "Awarded by New
York Sunday American for Hudson-Fulton Memorial Essay." Coin
is 1.25" in diameter. (Stock number 003wf0417hd) $45.00
Hudson-Fulton Token. Nicely made silver colored medal has a representation
of profiles of Hudson and Fulton on the front and the Half-Moon
and The Clermont on the back with the inscription "Hudson
Fulton Celebration 1909, New York Sep. 25-Oct. 9. Coin is 1.5"
in diameter. Slight loss of plate. (Stock number 003wf0721a) $35.00
Hudson Fulton Celebration Key Fob. This 1 1/4" disk shows
Henry Hudson on one side and commemorates Robert Fulton on the
reverse (003wf1116ac) $40.00 
Crystal Palace Plate. "Present from the Crystal Palace."
A rare exposition souvenir from the Great Exhibition held in Hyde
Park London in 1851. The Crystal Palace, designed by Sir Joseph
Paxton, was one of the finest examples of proto-modern architecture
of the 19th Century. The 8.25" sepia and white souvenir plate
has an image of the Crystal Palace in the center and the rim edged
in gold. On the back it is marked "Made in Austria."
Some of the gold has been rubbed off, but there are no cracks
or chips. (Stock number 003wf51-0326a) $200.00 SOLD
Exposition Universelle de Paris 1878. Italie Italian Pavilion
Trade Card. Approx. 4.5" x 3". Glue adherence to back.
Click to see back (Stock number
003wf0227b)$12.00 SOLD
Pan American Exposition, Buffalo 1901 - It's Purpose and Its Plan
with illustrations. Wonderful 48 page booklet has a gold, blue
and white cover in the Pre-Raphaelite style. The booklet is profusely
illustrated with black and white photos, etchings and fabulous
full page color illustrations. The cover and spine are rubbed
and the interior pages have some water damage on the right edge.
In spite of the condition it is one of the most beautifully illustrated
Pan-Am publications we have seen. (Stock number 003wf0115d) $85.00
SOLD
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