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AYPE Tin Vienna Plate - Very Rare
This Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition 9-5/8 inch, tin plate is known as Tin Vienna or Vienna Art Plate. Hazelcorn believes the plates were manufactured by the Meek Co. in Ohio then shipped to Bachrach & Co. in San Francisco, Calif. for the lithography. The Hazelcorn catalog states that "We have seen less than five of these plates in our years of collecting" and it is "the most unusual of all Art Plates. When selling a duplicate, Hazelcorn advertised the plate as one of the RAREST of the RARE, currently fewer than 10 are known to exist. None are know without faults.
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Alaska Yukon Pacific Expo Velvet Rug
Original velvet rug (not a replica) made by The Hartford Carpet Company with a Native American Chief in the center. Displayed at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition (AYPE) World's Fair in 1909 and distributed to visitors of the Exhibit.
27x60 inches. Water stain near the center on the back does not show in the front. Rug is in good condition.
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