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World's Fair pin

World's Fair pin
Object name 
World's Fair pin
Date 
1939
Medium 
Plastic, metal
Dimensions 
Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 4.4 x 3.8 x 0.6 cm )
Description 
Orange plastic pin in the shape of the 1939 World's Fair symbol, the Trylon and Perisphere.
Credit Line 
Gift of Mrs. Richard (Geraldine Doyle) Koch, 1956
Object Number 
INV.4592
Gallery Label 
This pin represents the Trylon and Perisphere, the futuristic symbol of the 1939 World's Fair, held in Flushing, New York.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.