Which Chicago inventions debuted at the 1893 fair ... First introduced as a “clasp locker” at the 1893 World’s Fair by Chicagoan Whitcomb L. Judson, the original zipper was a complicated ...

(FORTUNE Small Business) – Entrepreneurial adrenaline ran high and hard at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Meant to be a post-frontier showcase of America's civilization and economic maturity ...

America hosted the World's Fair of 1893 as a celebration of Columbus' voyage to the continent four hundred (and one) years earlier. Chicago beat ... housing the newest inventions and appliances ...

Though most of the inventions below proved unsuccessful ... the car was scrapped in the early 1980s. Zippers (Chicago World's Fair, 1893) Before zippers got their name in 1923, they were referred ...

Perhaps the most iconic invention of the 1893 World’s Fair, the Ferris wheel was Chicago’s answer to Paris’ Eiffel Tower, which was built for that city’s 1889 fair. Though now ubiquitous ...

Just like the new inventions, newer foods were served and marketed at expositions like the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. Some of the items debuted, like pancake mix and shredded wheat, stuck with ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — If you’ve ever wanted to ...

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — The 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, or Columbian Exposition, was a distinct point in history for science and culture, one that even West Virginia had a presence in.

Dust off that copy of The Devil in the White City, Chicago: Logan Square cocktail ... giant moveable wheel that debuted at the 1893 World’s Fair; and the Hööden Palace (Mancino Sakura Vermouth ...