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Seattle World’s Fair The World of Commerce and Industry |
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The largest and most diverse of the five themed areas included exhibits from countries such as Canada, India, Japan, China, Sweden, France, and the United Arab Republic, among others. Domestic exhibitors included IBM, Standard Oil, General Electric, and the Ford Motor Company. This world presented a fantastic preview of the future, boasting of such attractions as a wall-size television, our future outer-space communications, the home and car of the future and how the car of the future performs on the highway of the future, the electronic library of the future, a giant fountain of perfume holding 4,600 gallons, a working model of a 40-foot-high hydroelectric dam, and a clock that runs on gas. It also presented a tour of the world with its Boulevards of the World which was lined with colorful shops, bazaars and restaurants representing a myriad of countries and cultures. |
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Official Guide Book Seattle World’s Fair, 1962 5” x 7” 192 Pages Value: $4.00 - $6.00 |
Century 21 The Story of the Seattle World’s Fair, 1962 8 ¾” x 11 ¼” 160 Pages Value: $15.00 - $20.00 |
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The Spirit of Seattle Value: $10.00 - $15.00 |
Canada Brochure Value: $2.00 - $3.00 |
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Polynesian Playhouse Booklet 8 ½” x 11 16 Pages Value: $20.00 - $25.00 |
Polynesian Playhouse Booklet Inside Page
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H.J. Heinz Co. Brochure 4 ½” x 7 ¼” Value: $1.00 - $2.00 |
Natural Gas Pavilion “Wheel” 6 ½” Value: $5.00 - $7.00 |
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Seattle City Light Brochure 8 ½ x 11” Value: $1.00 - $2.00 |
Western Airlines & Samsonite Luggage Song Brochure 6 ½” x 9 3/8” Value: $1.00 - $2.00 |
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Bell Telephone “Princess” toy model 4 ¼” wide x 2” tall Value: $8.00 – $12.00 |
Bell Telephone “Free” Long Distance Call Value: $4.00 - $8.00 |
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Commerce & Industry Postcard Value: $4.00 - $8.00 |
Boulevards of the World Postcard Value: $4.00 - $8.00 |
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