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Wed, Feb 25, 2026 10:00AM EST
Lot 108

Group of New York World's Fair Ephemera & Souvenirs

Estimate: $80 - $120

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A Group of Sixteen New York World's Fair Ephemera & Souvenirs, 1939-1940,
Comprising a cake plate by Cronin China of Minerva, Ohio, five lithographic printed metal coasters, one glass and one plastic coasters, and a Mid 20th Century Hotel Lexington swizzle stick (plus six brochures and a flipbook of a Hawaiian girl doing the hula).

Cake plate Dimensions: H: 1/2 x W: 10 5/8 x 10 1/8 in.

Condition

Wear commensurate with age. Plate has slight crazing and light knife scars. Flipbook back cover is torn with losses.

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