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Illinois. Chicago. 1892-1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. Columbus Portrait, Great Ferris Wheel.

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Illinois. Chicago. 1892-1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. Columbus Portrait, Great Ferris Wheel.
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Illinois. Chicago. 1892-1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. Columbus Portrait, Great Ferris Wheel. Silvered Brass. Round Ribbed Bottom. Flip-Top Opening. 73 X 39 X 11 mm. Embossed. Overall Choice EF. Front: corded circle, bust right, COLUMBUS below within, badge below, Ferris wheel at center of badge, COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION / 1492 CHICAGO 1892 arcs above, FERRIS WHEEL / HEIGHT 264 FEET CAPACITY 2160 PERSONS curves below; the back is blank. Bright and brassy deep yellow-gold in appearance with excellent eye appeal. Dr. Ferris’s “Great Wheel” was one of the most famous features at the Exposition.