Columbian Exposition collectors may be interested in World’s Fair Auction #33, now open for preview. Online bidding closes on Tuesday, January 29, 2019, at 10 PM EDT. The auction catalog can be viewed at: http://www.worldsfairauction.com/cgi-bin/catalog.cgi.
Lots 7 through 25 are items related to the 1893 World’s Fair, and include several products commemorating various building of the White City:
• a decorative powder box with a picture of the Administration Building;
• a jig saw puzzle picturing the Transportation Building, with box;
• a china pitcher decorated with an image of the Horticultural Building;
• a porcelain plate showing the Hall of Mines and Mining;
• a Goldsmith souvenir postal card of the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts Building;
• an advertising trade card with a picture of the Indiana Building;
World’s Fair Auction offers world’s fair and international exposition items, souvenirs, and historical pieces from all fairs held from 1851 to 1992.
A glass paperweight showing the Ferris Wheel is item #14 in World’s Fair Auction #33.