"NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1939 "FIBERGLAS WONDER BOOK" BOX WITH CONTENTS.
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Winning Bid:
$115.00 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, March 25, 2009 2:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #197 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 991 in auction 197
Value Code:
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Item Description
1x5x7.5" hinged book-shaped cardboard box. Cover features illustration of building with name below "Glass Center." Spine reads "Fiberglas/1939 New York World's Fair." 1" horizontal bump (crease) at bottom spine. Box opens to show dimensional Trylon and Perisphere made from fiberglas yarn/tape/braided sleeving tying cord and clear glass marble. Lengthy text inside box lid titled "Contents Of Fiberglas Wonder Box." Text explains the many uses of this flexible/versatile material. Box VF. Box also contains 4.5x6.5" cardboard folder with woven fabric visible through window. Folder top reads "Glass-But Not Fragile!" Bottom reads "Souvenir From Glass Center-New York World's Fair." Fabric reads "Glass Center/1939 New York World's Fair/Fiberglas/Pure Glass In New Forms For New Uses." Lengthy back text is titled "Glass You Can Weave Like Silk." Bottom back reads "Fiberglas Is Manufactured By Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation Toledo, Ohio." Folder with fabric N. Mint. Last is 4.25x6.5" book "Can This Be Glass?" 24 pages. Extensive photos/illustrations/text explaining the wonders of fiberglas. A new concept for its day. Book Exc. An interesting group that explains the cutting edge technology exhibited at the fair. Overall Exc./N. Mint.
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