Spoons : World's Columbian Expostion, Chicago, 1893

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A group of 6 spoons from the 1893 Chicago "World's Columbian Exposition" world's fair. Silverplated souvenir teaspoons, each with scrolling forms on handle. Bowl of each spoon is engraved with a view of a different building from the exposition: U.S. Government Building; Horticultural Building; Mines and Mining Building; Machinery Hall; Transportation Building; Manufacturers & Liberal Arts [Building].

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6 spoons: 15 x 3 x 2 cm.

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Leonard Manufacturing Company 1893.

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This physical object is part of the collection entitled: Rare Book and Texana Collections and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 1294 times, with 10 in the last month. More information about this object can be viewed below.

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A group of 6 spoons from the 1893 Chicago "World's Columbian Exposition" world's fair. Silverplated souvenir teaspoons, each with scrolling forms on handle. Bowl of each spoon is engraved with a view of a different building from the exposition: U.S. Government Building; Horticultural Building; Mines and Mining Building; Machinery Hall; Transportation Building; Manufacturers & Liberal Arts [Building].

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6 spoons: 15 x 3 x 2 cm.

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These materials include a 1633 map, America Noviter Delineata; H. K. Yoakum's History of Texas, and Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana, in the year 1852 by Randolph B. Marcy.

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  • 1893

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  • Aug. 8, 2007, 9:39 a.m.

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  • Oct. 19, 2020, 2:42 p.m.

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Leonard Manufacturing Company. Spoons : World's Columbian Expostion, Chicago, 1893, physical object, 1893; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2134/: accessed May 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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