Check out this electrifying Tiny Tuesday!<\/p>\n
This glistening toothpick holder in the Etruscan pattern is made of clear glass with an amber wash. The piece was engraved for Mrs. Benjamin Wilbur at the 1893 World\u2019s Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World\u2019s Fair. \u00a0Each panel of amber glass features an engraving, done in electricity, as a souvenir of the occasion.<\/p>\n
Held between May 1st<\/sup> and October 30th<\/sup> of 1893, the World\u2019s Columbian Exposition featured a dazzling array of architecture, art, and modern inventions that captured the essence of gilded America in the late 19th<\/sup> century. Perhaps most exciting for visitors was the use of electricity throughout the grounds and the Electricity Building. Guests could marvel at displays which harnessed the use of electricity, as well as buy pieces like this toothpick holder to have personalized using the newly invented process of electric engraving<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Check out this electrifying Tiny Tuesday! This glistening toothpick holder in the Etruscan pattern is made of clear glass with an amber wash. The piece was engraved for Mrs. Benjamin Wilbur at the 1893 World\u2019s Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World\u2019s Fair. \u00a0Each panel of amber glass features an engraving, done in electricity,…<\/p>\n