Columbian Exposition collectors may be interested in World’s Fair Auction #34, now open for preview. Online bidding closes on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at 10 PM EDT. The auction catalog can be viewed at: http://www.worldsfairauction.com/cgi-bin/catalog.cgi.
Lots 19 through 55 are items related to the 1893 World’s Fair, and include several products commemorating various building of the White City:
• a demitasse satuma cup with pictures of Machinery Hall and the U.S. Government Building;
• a “World’s Fair Prize Puzzle” word puzzle, with box;
• a round metal box with die cut raised image of the Illinois State Building on the top;
• a complete deck of 54 World’s Fair playing cards by G. W. Clark in the original box;
• several Columbian exposition spoons, medals, postcards, and tickets.
World’s Fair Auction offers world’s fair and international exposition items, souvenirs, and historical pieces from all fairs held from 1851 to 1992.
Lot 20 from World’s Fair Auction #34 is a word puzzle. Can you solve it by arranging the tiles to form 8 words? Post your answer in the COMMENTS section.