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Title: The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: White, Trumbull, 1868-1941 Igleheart, William, (from old catalog) joint author
Subjects: World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
Publisher: Philadelphia and St. Louis, P.W. Ziegler & co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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ationery novelties. In the 114 MANUFACTURES. section devoted to typewriters are exhibited the Bar Lock, the Remington, the Hammond, the Smith Premier, and other leadingmakes. The Brunsvvick-Balke BlUiard Company exhibits finetables, cues, balls, counters, and other accessories. In the pavilionof the National Wall Paper Company five of their branches exhibitThe furniture exhibits, from leading manufacturers all over thecountry, are unusually fine. The furniture manufacturers of Rock-ford, 111., united to make a display that will surpass any other bycombining their forces and each contributing a large sum of moneyto the cause. Their exhibit is made second to none. The spacemeasures 42 x 22 feet. Henry Ives Cobb, one of Chicagos mostfamous architects, drew plans for a model two-story house of thissize. In which the exhibits are made. Special designs for the fur-niture were also made by Mr. Cobb. The first floor of the housecontains three spacious rooms—hall, parlor and dining-room. The
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EXHIBIT OF CHRISTOFI^E & CO. hall is finished In oak, the style being modern Gothic, furniture andall being designed in the same manner. The parlor is in FrenchColonial style, trimmed In white and gold, the furniture being allmahogany. The dining-room Is Romanesque, also furnished inmahogany. The walls are exquisitely decorated and frescoed, the MANUFACTURES. IIS floors covered with fine carpets and rugs, while portieres and cur-tains drape windows and doors. In the dining-room the table is setfor dinner. The house is lighted by electricity, and the furniture

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