A Century of Progress World's Fair Ford Rotunda Tray, 1934
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Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the depression. The Ford Motor Company exhibit became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934, featuring a central Rotunda designed to simulate graduated clusters of gears. After the fair, this building became an attraction at Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, until it burned down in 1962.
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the depression. The Ford Motor Company exhibit became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934, featuring a central Rotunda designed to simulate graduated clusters of gears. After the fair, this building became an attraction at Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, until it burned down in 1962.
Artifact
Tray
Date Made
1934
Keywords
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Ford Rotunda (Dearborn, Mich.)
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
86.178.13
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Paint (Coating)
Varnish
Color
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 12.125 in
Width: 0.688 in
Length: 17.25 in
Inscriptions
Front: (image of Ford Rotunda) Front, lower, in banner: A CENTURY OF PROGRESS Stamp on verso: PROCESS PATENTED IN UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES (illegible) COPYRIGHTED 1934 BY THE OXFORD VARNISH CORPORATION OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN. MOTOR PRODUCTS CORPORATION, EXCLUSIVE LICENSEE.
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