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Robert (Bob) Hendershott's
1994 catalog of 1904 World's Fair memorabilia The 1904 St. Louis
World's Fair - The Louisiana Purchase Exposition: Mementos and Memorabilia
was a landmark publication. The book's 365 pages include 67 categories of memorabilia, broken down into 217 additional sub-categories. There are over 2,600 items listed, EACH with one or more corresponding photos! The book contains a Forward and Publisher's Note by Kurt Krueger, a collector and earlier publisher of a book of 1904 World's Fair Exonumia. There's also an Overview by Eric Newman, a noted numismatist and historian, and a biography of Robert Hendershott. Additional information about this book can be found at Jim Crawford's World's Fair page. |
To compile this work, Bob photographed his
own collection and also items from the collections of others, including Dr.
Joseph Vacca and Joe Meisel. The items are priced (based on Extremely Fine condition) into one of several
price categories or brackets: $5-25, $25-50, $50-100, $100-200, etc.
Fourteen years have passed since
publication, the Fair's Centennial has passed, and Internet auctions of Fair
collectible and memorabilia items have arrived.
Most of the cataloged items are still accurately priced. However,
many items have changed in value, sometimes one price 'bracket' up, or
(more likely) one price 'bracket' down in value.
Major displays of 1904 World's Fair
memorabilia can be viewed at the