"The Fair" no. 1 [October 18th, 1851]
Permanent ID:
12800
Date:
October 18 1851
Image Description:
First 1851 issue of "The Fair," a miniature, hand-written juvenile magazine by John G. or James G. Whiteman, about the Franklin Institute's Exhibition of American Manufacturers. The exhibition was an annual display of new American inventions and goods.
Items discussed and illustrated in this issue include: train car wheels, box stoves, woodcuts, Plaster of Paris sculpture, washing machines, cannons.
The small magazine is held together with a straight pin.
Address:
Philadelphia
Format:
Manuscripts
Dimensions:
Width: 4 cm, Height: 5 cm (image)