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St. Louis World's Fair Souvenir Spoons MO - St. Louis,1904 - 2012aug - Worlds Fair

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
St. Louis World's Fair Souvenir Spoons MO - St. Louis,1904 - 2012aug - Worlds Fair
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Lot of 12 pieces including 11 silver spoons from the various halls and venues and one paper advertisement. 1) Set of 5 spoons, 4” in length, all with matching Thomas Jefferson portrait engraved handles and marked 1904. Each bowl shows a different building from the Fair: Palace of Agriculture, Liberal Arts, U.S. Government Building, Palace of Machinery and Palace of Electricity. Made by the U.S. Silver Co. Silver plate. The paper advertisement is for 6 teaspoons from the 1904 Fair, with various buildings shown in the bowls, offered for the stunning price of $1.50 for the set. Made to order for the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway by the Oneida Community of Niagara Falls, NY. 2) A 4” spoon for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. The bowl shows The Cabildo building, and the handle depicts buffalo, riders, a wagon train and locomotive with the dates 1803 and 1903, commemorating the 100th anniversary. Marked Sterling. 3) A Louisiana Purchase 6” spoon commemorating the 100th anniversary. The bowl shows a map of the United States with the Louisiana Purchase delineated and the date 1803. The handle has a portrait of Thomas Jefferson and his name, as the third president. Made by Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co. Silver plate. 4) Two identical Louisiana Purchase Exposition spoons, 5.5” in length with the Cascade Gardens depicted in the bowl and St. Louis World’s Fair 1904 on the handle. Made by Conn(ecticut). Silver Co. of Wallingford, CN. The company today is known as R.Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. 5) A 6” silver place spoon showing the Palace of Liberal Arts in the bowl, along with two other buildings. The handle shows the city seal of St. Louis, a mounted rider and other figures and is marked St. Louis 1904. 6) This 6” spoon shows Gen. Grant’s Log Cabin in the bowl, “Then owned by C.F. Blanre, St. Louis. Built by him in 1854” (Grant?). The handle shows a portrait of Grant and a long rifle. No maker’s mark. Silver plate. -59289