Montreal Canada EXPO67 Souvenir Metal Serving Tray

CANADA. 
Home Decor / Kitchen Decor, Decorative Tray, Souvenir, 1967. 

The 1967 “International and Universal Exposition” was held from April through October of that year, and is considered to be the most successful world’s fair of the 20th century. 62 nations would participate in all. It would eventually rack up the most visitors of any world’s fair, as well as a record for single-day visits, with about 570,000 attendees filing through on April 30, 1967. Coinciding with Canada’s centennial celebration, it was quite the event, with a permanent exhibit living on into the 1980s under the title “Man and His World,” which was also the Expo’s theme. The outer sphere of the American pavilion (looking very much like a proto Epcot Center) still stands today, the fair having also inspired the Montreal Expos major league baseball franchise, who called the city home until the 21st century. The sites for the fair are a story in and of themselves. Located on two islands within the St. Lawrence River, one was entirely man made specifically for the Expo—a massive engineering feat. Today, the entire area is a sprawling mid-river municipal park accessible by bridge … This souvenir tray is of fine construction and in very good shape. Its white rim is lined of a speckled gold finish that continues across its back. The shallow interior contains a snapshot photographic tour of six of the Expo’s main pavilions: U.S., France, Russia, Britain, Germany, and Canada. The inclusion of Soviet Russia is interesting, given the heightened ideological war then simmering between east and west; a testament to the power of events designed to bring people together in their common humanity. In step, the very center showcases the Expo’s logo, eight tree-like stick visuals created to represent “pictographs of man” interlocking in friendship. Aside from the standard rim-side wear, a few light scratches and worn spots (likely a result of haphazard storage or careless stacking), the tray contains no other major dents or dings. Its striking photographic visual appeal still shines bright over half-century later. 

Condition: Used Very Good. 
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Dimensions: 11" diameter x 0.5" deep