SODAPOPBOB
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Based on the findings of my recent research, I no longer believe the Hires laboratory was located in the Pennsylvania building, but more likely was located in the "Palace of Manufactures" building. I also discovered that Hires won two awards at the 1904 World's Fair, both of which were in the "Mineral Waters" category. (See link below)
What I am hoping to discover eventually are ...
1. If there was in fact a Hires "public exhibit" laboratory at the 1904 fair, and if so, exactly where it was located?
2. If my bottle was sold at the laboratory or at one of the five booths, or both?
3. How many bottles like mine there were initially?
5. How many bottles like mine are still in existence today?
6. The rarity, demand, and value of my bottle?
( I apologize for the long links ~ I haven't learned how to shorten them)
Bob
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Pennsylvania at the 1904 St Louis World's Fair: (Entire Book).
http://books.google.com/books?id=ngcaAAAAYAAJ&q=hires#v=onepage&q=hires&f=false
Pages 343 and 349 from the above link ~ Hires Silver and Gold Awards:
http://books.google.com/books?id=lfPNAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA349&lpg=PA349&dq=hires+root+beer+1904+st+louis+world's+fair&source=bl&ots=03Lq1Tj6dS&sig=0fCGTAMwEAMqocpwbjv7mt0NSQ4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=aC11UaXkA4n52AWHooGADQ&ved=0CE8Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=hires%20&f=false
Palace of Manufactures:
http://webpages.charter.net/mtruax/1904wf/WF_Facts.htm
http://www.bitwise.net/~ken-bill/fairhart.htm
Across the Plaza of Orleans is the Palace of Manufacturers, distinguished by colonnades and loggias richly embellished with statuary. Housed within its 14 acres is the "shopping mall" of the fair. The shopping arcade provides retail merchants with 6 X 6 foot booths, where the fairgoer can buy goods shipped in from around the world.
[ Palace of Manufactures ]
What I am hoping to discover eventually are ...
1. If there was in fact a Hires "public exhibit" laboratory at the 1904 fair, and if so, exactly where it was located?
2. If my bottle was sold at the laboratory or at one of the five booths, or both?
3. How many bottles like mine there were initially?
5. How many bottles like mine are still in existence today?
6. The rarity, demand, and value of my bottle?
( I apologize for the long links ~ I haven't learned how to shorten them)
Bob
~*~
Pennsylvania at the 1904 St Louis World's Fair: (Entire Book).
http://books.google.com/books?id=ngcaAAAAYAAJ&q=hires#v=onepage&q=hires&f=false
Pages 343 and 349 from the above link ~ Hires Silver and Gold Awards:
http://books.google.com/books?id=lfPNAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA349&lpg=PA349&dq=hires+root+beer+1904+st+louis+world's+fair&source=bl&ots=03Lq1Tj6dS&sig=0fCGTAMwEAMqocpwbjv7mt0NSQ4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=aC11UaXkA4n52AWHooGADQ&ved=0CE8Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=hires%20&f=false
Palace of Manufactures:
http://webpages.charter.net/mtruax/1904wf/WF_Facts.htm
http://www.bitwise.net/~ken-bill/fairhart.htm
Across the Plaza of Orleans is the Palace of Manufacturers, distinguished by colonnades and loggias richly embellished with statuary. Housed within its 14 acres is the "shopping mall" of the fair. The shopping arcade provides retail merchants with 6 X 6 foot booths, where the fairgoer can buy goods shipped in from around the world.
[ Palace of Manufactures ]