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
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Soybean Lab Agricultural Gallery
Object ID
98.59.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Betty P. Price
Material
Cardboard
Iron ore
Sillimanite
Mohair
Plastic
Copper (Metal)
Cork (Bark)
Rubber (Material)
Zinc alloy
Soybean
Asbestos
Glass (Material)
Bauxite
Cotton (Fiber)
Dimensions
Height: 0.875 in (postal box)
Width: 3.75 in (postal box)
Length: 5.25 in (postal box)
Inscriptions
MAN MUST GO TO THE EARTH / FOR ALL MATERIALS / FORD EXPOSITION / A CENTURY OF PROGRESS
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