Columbian Exposition collectors may be interested in World’s Fair Auction #35, now open for preview. Online bidding closes on Tuesday, October 22, 2019. The auction catalog can be viewed at: http://www.worldsfairauction.com/cgi-bin/catalog.cgi.
Lots 17 through 55 are items related to the 1893 World’s Fair, and include several products commemorating various building of the White City:
- a lovely “Columbus Panorama” tri-fold book that depicts “American Declaration of Independence July 4th, 1776,” the “Discovery of America,” and “The Proclamation of Emancipation of Slaves by Abraham Lincoln, on January 1st, 1863” (image below);
- an Administration Building match safe;
- a shaving mug featuring a color image of the Horticultural Building and a pitcher featuring a color image of the Art Palace;
- several Columbian Exposition coins and medals;
- tickets and chromolithographs;
- books, including Jamaica at the Columbian Exposition 1893, The American-Hispano Pocket Guide of the World’s Fair 1893, and Glimpses of the World’s Fair.
Lot 17 “Columbus Panorama” from World’s Fair Auction #35 (used with permission.
World’s Fair Auction offers world’s fair and international exposition items, souvenirs, and historical pieces from all fairs held from 1851 to 1992.