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1939 New York World's Fair Souvenir Bank
Estimate:
CA$150 - CA$250
Sold
CA$375
Timed Auction
Toys & Ephemera | Part II Howie Meyer Collection
Size
12.25" x 7" x 4".
Category
Description
American. C.1939. The perisphere (round piece) is the bank and the trylon is the thermometer. The perisphere and trylon were the central symbols of the 1939 World's Fair and were used in a wide range of promotional materials such as this bank and thermometer.
Condition
Excellent condition overall. Some scratches and scuffs to the base, top of thermometer and around bank.
Medium
Lithographed tin.
Provenance
From the Howie Meyer Legacy Collection.
