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Jackson Publishing Co. Miniature U.S. Mail Bag Souvenir

Specifications

Jackson Publishing Co. Miniature U.S. Mail Bag Souvenir

Category

World's Fairs

Classification

CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Documentary Objects - Memorabilia - Souvenir

Object Origin
Copyright Holder:

Jackson Publishing Company

Date Copyright:

1934

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Miniature U.S. mail bag (a) with full-sized "letters" (b) and a yellow tag (c) inside. Bag is tan canvas with a red leather top hem. There are two (2) holes in the hem. The front of the bag shows the silhouettes of a man and a woman in 19th century clothing placing letters in a sack with the text "IT'S / IN / THE / BAG" written on the front. "SOUVENIR FROM / A CENTURY / OF PROGRESS" is printed in large black text near the top of the bag, above th...

Materials:

leather

canvas

Marks: "COPYRIGHT 1934 BY JACKSON PUBLISHING CO / REGISTRATION APPLIED FOR IN U.S. PATENT OFFICE / CHICAGO, U.S.A."

Measurements: Object A:
    Height: 4.25 in, Width: 3 in
    Weight: 0.009 lbs
Object B:
  &...

Credit

Gift of Silas Fung, 1992.21.88a-c

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Jackson Publishing Co. Miniature U.S. Mail Bag Souvenir

About: Jackson Publishing Co. Miniature U.S. Mail Bag Souvenir

About: Jackson Publishing Co. Miniature U.S. Mail Bag Souvenir

During the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition, demonstrations for picking up U.S. mail by airplane without landing were done on the lagoon. The flights were sponsored by Dr. Lytle Adams (1881–1970) to publicize this new system to gain government approval. In 1939, airplanes started snatching mail from remote lakes and rivers, or from fields in towns too small to justify regular landings.

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