The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893 . TRIPOD GRIFFIN JARDINIKRE. * xhibit by Edwin Bennett Pntterv Co. clock, whose dials,70 feet above thefloor, mark thehours of dayand night. Thesedials are in tliefourth story andare seven feetin diameter. Thefifth story is around towerwhose arches support a dome 20feet in this story isplaced a melo-dious chime ofbells, furnished bythe Clinton e n e e 1 y Com-pany, of Troy, Upon themain floor of thebuilding-, and un-der the very cen-tre of the archesof the tower,stands an obeHskmade of silver half-dollars, souvenircoins, made
The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893 . TRIPOD GRIFFIN JARDINIKRE. * xhibit by Edwin Bennett Pntterv Co. clock, whose dials,70 feet above thefloor, mark thehours of dayand night. Thesedials are in tliefourth story andare seven feetin diameter. Thefifth story is around towerwhose arches support a dome 20feet in this story isplaced a melo-dious chime ofbells, furnished bythe Clinton e n e e 1 y Com-pany, of Troy, Upon themain floor of thebuilding-, and un-der the very cen-tre of the archesof the tower,stands an obeHskmade of silver half-dollars, souvenircoins, made ex-actly in the modelofthe noted monu-ment at Washing-ton, D. C. Thiscolumn of silver«s o n f o( t h lob MANUFACTURKb. greatest attractions to visitors in the entire building. It is some 40feet high, and thousands of coins were used in the construction of it. Four great nations, France, Great Britain, Germany and theUnited States, occupy the centre ofthe Manufactures Buildinor and ad-join one another facing this greatclock tower. The United Statesoccupies the entire northeast quarterof the building, as well as a largearea In the northwest quarter. Hereare exhibited everything containedin the followinof classification, De-partment H, under the chieftainshipof James Allison, having the widestscope of any Department. Hereis a list of the groups and exhibits: Chemical and pharmaceutical pro-ducts, druggists supplies: Paints,colors, dyes and varnishes: Type-writers, paper, blank-books, station-ery: Furniture of interiors, uphol-stery and artistic decorations : Cera-mics and Mosaics, monuments,mausoleums, mantels, undertakersgoods: Art metal work, enamels,etc.: Glass and glassware : Staine
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