Mutoscope Marquee Super Rare Buffalo Version.

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Mutoscope Marquee Super Rare Buffalo Version.:
$750.00

This is a super rare Mutoscope cast-iron original Marquee with rare original number 167 display card which is most likely from about 1898.

It\'s my understanding that the top signs were only made for a limited time to celebrate the event.

There are only a handful of these signs out there so this is a rare opportunity for anyone to find one Or purchased it. With the original card.

The Pan-American Exposition was a World\'s Fair held in Buffalo, New York, United States, from May 1 through November 2, 1901. The fair occupied 350 acres (1.4 km2) of land on the western edge of what is now Delaware Park, extending from Delaware Avenue to Elmwood Avenue and northward to Great Arrow Avenue. It is remembered today primarily for being the location of the assassination of President William McKinley.

The event was organized by the Pan-American Exposition Company, formed in 1897. Cayuga Island was initially chosen as the place to hold the Exposition because of the island\'s proximity to Niagara Falls, which was a huge tourist attraction. When the Spanish–American War broke out in 1898, plans were put on hold. After the war, there was a heated competition between Buffalo and Niagara Falls over the location. Buffalo won for two main reasons. First, Buffalo had a much larger population—with roughly 350,000 people, it was the eighth-largest city in the United States. Second, Buffalo had better railroad connections—the city was within a day\'s journey by rail for over 40 million people. In July 1898, Congress pledged $500,000 for the Exposition to be held at Buffalo. The \"Pan American\" theme was carried throughout the event with the slogan \"commercial well being and good understanding among the American Republics.\" The advent of the alternating current power transmission system in the US allowed designers to light the Exposition in Buffalo using power generated 25 miles (40 km) away at Niagara Falls. This will include free shipping. For any questions please call me at [phone removed by ]