What holiday gift would you have wished for?
In the years following the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, children could have received any number of fair-themed toys and games. Shown below are some examples advertised in the Montgomery Ward Catalogue & Buyer’s Guide for 1895, the Carl P. Stirn Catalog of 1893, and various newspapers of the era. Which items would you have circled in the White City Wishbook?
Views of the Fair Toys
Administration Building Banks
Ferris Wheel toys and puzzles
The “Columbus Egg” Puzzle
Jackson Park toy streetcar
Other Columbiana
