Columbian Exposition collectors may be interested in World’s Fair Auction #38, now open for preview. Online bidding closes at 10:00 PM EST on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. The auction catalog can be viewed at: http://www.worldsfairauction.com/cgi-bin/catalog.cgi.
Lots 20 through 92 are items related to the 1893 World’s Fair, and include several products commemorating various building of the White City:
- a “World’s Fair 1893” turquoise art glass creamer, an Agricultural Building china vase, and a Machinery Hall china plate;
- Machinery Hall cuff links;
- Columbian Exposition playing cards and an incomplete “Game of ‘World’s Fair”;
- a letter from the Department of Publicity and Promotion dated “April 23, 1891”;
- a large selection of medals, coins, badges, and elongated coins;
- tickets, stereoview cards, and books;
- and much more.
World’s Fair Auction offers world’s fair and international exposition items, souvenirs, and historical pieces from all fairs held from 1851 to 1992.
Cuff links showing Machinery Hall from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. [Image courtesy World’s Fair Auction.]