Missouri historian uncovers the mystery behind two ‘bathtubs’ from the 1904 World’s Fair

History professor Rodney Wilson recently discovered that two purported “bathtubs” dug up in Farmington in the 1970s are not bathtubs at all, but rare (and massive) bronze planters from the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis. An instructor of history and political science at Mineral Area College, Wilson embarked on his own investigation to trace how these artifacts went from sitting in the German Court of Honor in the fair’s Palace of Varied Industries to an out-of-the-way antique store in Park Hills. Wilson also shares what he’s learned about Gustav Lind, the man who created them.