Hundreds of items relating to Christopher Columbus and the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago will hit the auction block on March 3, 2021. The collectibles come from the Christopher Columbus Museum in Columbus, Wisconsin, and include 1893 World’s Fair books, tickets, stereoview cards, souvenir coins and ribbons, and an amazing one-of-a-kind, hand-made mechanical model of the Ferris Wheel.
The sale will be conducted by Beloit Auction and Realty at 534 W. Grand Avenue in Beloit, WI. An online catalog and instructions for bidding can be found at https://www.beloitauction.com/auctions/detail/bw58967
A hand-made mechanical model of the Ferris Wheel. [Image courtesy of Beloit Auctions.]
A set of Bancroft’s The Book of the Fair. [Image courtesy of Beloit Auctions.]
Tickets from the 1893 World’s Fair. [Image courtesy of Beloit Auctions.]
Good morning, my family has an aquarium from the fair. My great, great grampa was the” Wittbold florist” back in the day and they had an aquarium that was at the fair. After the fair, it was housed in the florist shop and years later, my mom eneded up with the piece of history. It has stayed in the family for years.