This post was written by Lindy Shopper.
I’m still looking for the perfect compact and keep coming across ones I like from the swing era World’s Fairs. The World’s Fair is a series of large expos held in different countries, the highlight of which were the national pavilions, created by participating countries. According to Wikipedia, the early expos, starting in the early 1800’s and, until the late 1930’s, were focused on trade and “were the platform where the state of the art in science and technology from around the world was brought together.” After that, the World’s Fair focused more on cultural exchange. Key expos of the swing era held in the United States were Chicago in 1933 and New York in 1939 (the 1939 World’s Fair also featured performances from Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers). The merchandising opportunities for these expos were in abundance and you saw everything stamped with a world’s fair logo, from silk scarves to money clips to parasols.
Here are a few fun World’s Fair items on eBay:
I was wondering if anyone has seen a silk scarf from the 1933 World’s Fair ?
I haven’t come across one in a while, but then I haven’t been looking. 😉 I would recommend looking on eBay and, if you don’t find something, save your search so that you will receive an email notification when something is listed.