Show columbus Clocks Found to be but fair souvenirs at the chicago world s fair co exposition in 1893 thou sands of souvenir clocks were sold bearing a portrait of columbus and the date 1492 says collier s years later upon the death of the original purchasers a large num her ber of these souvenirs came into the possession of descendants and abd others many of whom believing they owned a clock brought over by columbus sought an estimate of its value from clock authorities and antique dealers only to be disillusioned |