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Day 53 – The 1893 Chicago World’s Fair Spoon

February 22, 2017

Day 53 – The 1893 Chicago World’s Fair Spoon

Author and illustrator Edward Gorey was born in Chicago, Illinois on this day in 1925. To celebrate his birthday, here’s a spoon from the 1893 World’s Fair (the Columbian Exposition), which took place in Gorey’s hometown.

February 22, 2017 Filed Under: Spoons, United States Tagged With: 1893, Chicago, Expo, Illinois, United States, World's Fair

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