Columbian Exposition collectors may be interested in World’s Fair Auction #32, now open for preview. Online bidding closes on September 25th, 2018, at 10:00 PM EDT. The auction catalog can be viewed at: http://www.worldsfairauction.com/cgi-bin/CATALL.CGI.
Lots 14 through 57 relate to the 1893 World’s Fair, and include:
- a rare 14-by-11-inch poster of the Viking Ship;
- a milk glass tumbler depicting the Illinois State Building;
- a jig-saw puzzle picturing Horticultural Hall;
- a “Chicago Exposition 1893” globe inkwell;
- an ornate “Columbian Fair Souvenir” metal box;
- admission tickets, trade and postal cards, souvenir coins and medals, and spoons.
World’s Fair Auction offers world’s fair and international exposition items, souvenirs, and historical pieces from all fairs held from 1851 to 1992.
Jig Saw Puzzle picturing the “Horticultural Hall” is Item # 20 in World’s Fair Auction #32.