{"product_id":"brooklyn-bridge-original-tiffany-co-opening-ceremonies-invitation-invite","title":"BROOKLYN BRIDGE Original TIFFANY \u0026 Co. OPENING CEREMONIES Invitation \/ Invite","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScarce, original 1883 Tiffany \u0026amp; Co. engraved, UNADDRESSED Brooklyn Bridge Opening Ceremonies invitation featuring an engraved image of the world-famous bridge and engineering marvel. \u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(79, 80, 82);\"\u003ePrinted on heavyweight cream colored cardstock, measuring 6.5” x 9”, the invitation is illustrated with an etched vignette of the \"New York and Brooklyn Bridge\" as it was then known, featuring the East River and flanked by the seals of the City of New York and the City of Brooklyn. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(67, 66, 61);\"\u003eA fantastic artifact of early New York history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(67, 66, 61);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(79, 80, 82);\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" face=\"Tahoma\" color=\"#0039f3\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(79, 80, 82);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The Trustees of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge request the honor of the presence of __________, at the Opening Ceremonies, to take place on Thursday, May 24th, at two o'clock, P.M.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(79, 80, 82);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(67, 66, 61);\"\u003eIssued by the Board of Trustees, the mayors of both cities, and chief engineer Washington Roebling. Under construction for over a dozen years, the Brooklyn Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time, a marvel of modern steel-wire engineering. It remains one of the iconic monuments of New York City, linking the cities of New York and Brooklyn back then for the first time, transforming commerce and daily life in the region.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003eT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003ehe events of the day included speeches, bands, cannon fire, fireworks and notable attendees such as President Chester A. Arthur and New York's governor Grover Cleveland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(79, 80, 82);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(79, 80, 82);\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(79, 80, 82);\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimilar Brooklyn Bridge invitations can be found in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition is as shown, with toning and water stain across top portion. Invitation measures appx. 6.5\" x 9\". Light bow to the cardstock.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003eSold as is, as shown.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signaturist-Ink","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49821060595952,"sku":"336628432500","price":1650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/5948\/2096\/files\/10_894ba435-1013-4f7b-8f73-244e7f0e148b.jpg?v=1780952413","url":"https:\/\/signaturist-ink.com\/products\/brooklyn-bridge-original-tiffany-co-opening-ceremonies-invitation-invite","provider":"Signaturist-Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}