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Number | Description | Current Bid |
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| | | Mauchline wooden Page Turner or Letter opener with a black picture of "Machinery Hall, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago 1893." Size:9 3/4" long by 1 1/16" wide. Condition: Extremely Fine. The picture is nice and bright, but there is a tiny chip at the end edge. | |
| $ 17 |
| | | Pair of admission tickets to the "Royal Commission for Great Britain" with "World's Columbian Exposition, 1893." at the top. Below is "Admit the bearer and .....friend to the Victoria House." "Henry Trueman Wood, Secretary." In the bottom left corner is "This Ticket must be given to the attendant in the Entrance Hall.". Included is a photocopy of the original letter that accompanied these tickets. Size: Ticket is 4" wide by 2 3/8" high. Letter is 8 1/4" wide by 11" high. Condition: Excellent. | |
| $ 65 |
| | | "Hold to the Light" multicolor chromolithograph Trade Card from Everett Piano Company. The card pictures Uncle Sam standing on 2 war ships on the right side pointing to an aerial view of the Columbian Exposition fairgrounds. At top is "See what we have given the World." When you hold it in front of a light source, a tiny piano appears in Uncle Sam's hand with "The Everett Piano" appearing across the top. Size: 6 1/16" wide by 3 1/16" high. Condition: Extremely Fine. The picture is Excellent, but there is slight paper loss in a few places on the back that does not affect the image with or without a light in the back. | |
| $ 20 * |
| | | Hard Cover Book, "Connecticut at the Columbian Exposition", "Chicago 1893". This is the "Report of the Commissioners from Connecticut of the Columbian Exposition of 1893 at Chicago" printed in 1898. The book contains 367 pages with 22 chapters including: "Deadlock" of the General Assembly to provide financing; "Organization of the Board of Managers"; "The Connecticut State Building"; "Observance of Connecticut Day"; "Collective Exhibits" and much more. There are at least a dozen pictures. Size: 6 3/8" wide by 9 1/2" high. Condition: Very Fine, A few small tears in the pages and wear to the top of the spine. | |
| $ 12 * |
| | | Black and White Glass Slide with the image of the "Missouri Building" and also marked "World's Fair - Chicago Ills. 1893." with a nice clear image of the building with the American Flag flying above it. No maker name. Size: 4" wide by 3 1/4" high. Condition: Excellent. | |
| $ 8 |
| | | Black and White Glass Slide with the image of the "Exhibit Florida Pavilion". It is numbered "55" and also "60". This is a nice picture of the Florida display. Size: 4" wide by 3 1/4" high. Condition: Very Fine, the paper is damaged on the edges, but the image is nice and clear. | |
| $ 12 |
| | | Advertising Folder from the "E. A. Hull & Co." containing 9 multicolor chromolithographs of fair buildings. The flap is marked "World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893". The front tells of their products. The back cover has "We present you with this set of accurate engravings drawn from the Government Architect's official plans. Years hence, the pictures of these buildings will be very interesting and we suggest the you preserver them." This folder is uncommon, so it seems that most people did not take this suggestion to heart. Size: 4 3/4" wide by 3 1/8" high. Opens to over 27" long. Condition: Very Fine, some wear and a spot on the flap. The insides are bright beautiful and clean. | |
| $ 12 |
| | | Folder of fold out pictures of fair buildings. This "Souvenir of the World's Columbian Exposition" given away by "The Deming Co., Salem, Ohio, U.S.A." Inside are 12 blue colored pictures of fair buildings, a picture of the "Deming Company". On the back of each picture is a description of their products and a 2 panel map of the fairgrounds. Deming makes "Iron and Brass Pumps". Size: 3 1/4" by 5 3/8" high. Condition: Very Fine since there is 2" long a separation on the spine of the cover. | |
| $ 8 * |
| | | "Exposition" Cigar Box End Label picturing in multicolor Columbus bowing to Ms. Liberty, and American Flag and the Administration Building in the background. Marked on the bottom in small print: "Litho Geo. Schlegel N.Y." Size: 4 1/2" wide by 4 1/2" high. Condition: Extremely Fine, light stain in upper right corner. | |
| $ 8 * |
| | | Booklet from "The Meriden Britannia Co." makers of "Silver Plate" and "Rogers Bros Spoons, Knifes, Forks, Etc." The booklet has 8 pages inside. Inside the back cover is a picture of their pavilion at the fair and a "Diagram of Location" with a small map showing its location on Columbia Avenue. The back cover pictures 5 main buildings at the fair. Size: 4 3/4" wide by 7" high. Condition: Very Fine since there is a brown spot on the cover. The inside is nice and clean. | |
| $ 10 * |
| | | Die Cut embossed Multicolor Lithographed Gift Card picturing the "Administration Hall" in the center and "From your friends." at the bottom. Around the edge is a hand and flowers. This would be attached to a present. Size: 3 1/2" wide by 2" high. Condition: Very Good, the cuff at end of the hand is missing. | |
| $ 2 |
| | | Die Cut embossed Multicolor Lithographed Gift Card picturing the "Fisheries Building" in the center and "With kindest regards" at the bottom. Around the edge is a hand and flowers. This would be attached to a present. Size: 3 5/8" wide by 2" high. Condition: Very Good, damage to the lower right corner, | |
| $ 2 |
| | | Chromolithographed Card picturing "World's Fair Agricultural Building." with a paddle wheel boat in the foreground. In tiny print in the lower left corner is "Geo. S. Harris & Sons, Lith. Phila." Size: 7 1/2" wide by 4 1/4" high. Condition: Very Fine, Creases in the upper corners and lower right corner. | |
| $ 4 * |
| | | Chromolithographed Card picturing "World's Fair Machinery Hall." with boats in the surrounding lagoon. In tiny print in the lower left corner is "Geo. S. Harris & Sons, Lith. Phila." Size: 7 1/2" wide by 4 1/4" high. Condition: Extremely Fine with a crease in the lower right corner. | |
| $ 5 * |
| | | Chromolithographed Card picturing "World's Fair, Fish and Fisheries Building." with boats in the foreground. In tiny print in the lower left corner is "Geo. S. Harris & Sons, Lith. Phila." Size: 7 1/2" wide by 4 1/4" high. Condition: Very Fine light crease 1/2" from the left side and slight damage to the upper right corner and lower left corner. | |
| $ 4 |
| | | Set of 3 Burdick Postcards each with Grover Cleveland on the left with "Souvenir World's Columbian Exposition" around his bust. The cards picture: "Agriculture Building" in green; "Manufacturing and Liberal Arts Bldg." in red; and the "Government Bldg." in green. RARE. Size: 6 1/16 wide by 3 13/16" high. Condition: Good, they are darkened and corner damage to every card. | |
| $ 32 |