1940 NEW YORK WORLDS FAIR FROSTED GLASS TRYLON AND PERISPHERE LANTERN WORKS RARE For Sale

1940 NEW YORK WORLDS FAIR FROSTED GLASS TRYLON AND PERISPHERE LANTERN WORKS RARE

This Trylon and Perisphere lantern was part of our huge Worlds Fair and Exposition Collection. We mostly collected 1933/34 and 1939/40 items but also have many pieces from much earlier to much later Fairs. We offered the entire collection as a buy it now on with no takers and have since been piecing it out. My husband, seller named Jal12147 and I will be listing pieces till it’s gone.

This lantern is marked New York World’s Fair 1940 on the top part. It’s battery-operated and it lights up. The battery area is very clean and undamaged. It takes two “C” batteries, which are not included. I’ve included photos of it turned on and lighted. It seems that at some point in its life, the outer metal parts have been painted with a silver metallic paint. There’s some corrosion apparent on the body. There are no dents or cuts in the metal. There is some wear appropriate for its 84 years. The glass Trylon and Perisphere is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks. There’s a toggle switch that turns it off and on and the switch works. The bottom is marked “N.Y.W.F. Lic. 474”, indicating it is an official licensed souvenir of the New York Worlds Fair. It measures 5-1/2” tall, 3” at the base and the Trylon and Perisphere figure alone is 3-1/2” tall.

Please let me know if you have any questions or need more pictures. Thank you for looking!