Berry Bros Mammoth Redwood Plank Exhibit Ad 1893 World's Columbian Exposition

Description

Fine "Mammoth Redwood Plank" by Berry Bros Oil Finish Exhibit Handout
at the Chicago 1893 World's Fair
- 5 x 4.5 inches
smooth
reddish
-brown folded sheet
with
black print
(cover shown); back of folded sheet blank. Detroit, MI:
Berry
,
1893. Folded sheet making (3) pages. Inside with graphic
image of the plank
with a visitor for size reference and the
description of the plank
(shown).
-
Supplemental Information:
Their exhibit was located in the
Forestry Building
(shown). Their listing in "The Official Directory" of exhibitors shows the location (shown and digitally highlighted). Berry Bros was founded in
Detroit in 1861
and operated at least until 1925. Berry bought the huge plank from the
Falk Mill
in Humboldt County, CA, and had it shipped to Chicago for the Fair. We visited
Muir Woods National Park
in 1996 and the plank was
displayed on its side
inside a sheltered Ramada; it had hobnail markers hammered in at various
tree rings
with the age of the tree at that time given (shown). We published an article about the plank in the "Fair News" magazine. Another survivor of the WCE.
- Condition:
Excellent; little used.
Covers and hinge fine with no separations (shown). No page marks, tears, or stains (shown). No edge wear (shown). Corners sharp (shown).
**Buyer
pays
.95 First Class Package shipping in a stiff package with tracking number.