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Man's World's Fair commemorative tie clip

(American, founded in 1897)
1939
Object PlaceTaunton, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilver-colored metal
DimensionsHeight x width: 1 x 2 1/2 in. (2.5 x 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Henry S. Hacker
Accession number2009.2272
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
Inscriptions"1939/NY World's Fair/© N.Y.W.F." and "Pat. No. 1714540/Swankklip"
ProvenanceBy 2008, collection of Henry S. Hacker, Cambridge, MA; gift of Hacker to the MFA (Accession date: March 25, 2009)
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