The story points to Austrian mechanic Erwin Perzy in 1900, but records show snow globes existed by at least 1878.

THE great moment is when, after an ocean, frontiers, and inexorable Paris landlords, you arrive, disembarrassed of everything, on the inner terrace of the Trocadéro palace. You hold yourself open to ...

Rapports des membres des jurys, des délégués et des ouvriers sur l'Exposition universelle de Paris en 1878. Tome 2 / publiés par la Commission belge de l'Exposition... ; par les soins de M. Hector De ...

Souvenir plate marked No. 11, Palais de Tissues et Vetement (Palace of Fabrics and Clothing.) Image of building. 1878's Exposition Universelle, the third World's Fair held in Paris, was, at the time, ...

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Depuis le boulevard Saint-Denis, à Courbevoie (Hauts-de-Seine), il passe quasi inaperçu, un peu dissimulé par une façade de briques rouges. Il faut s’attarder, pencher un peu la tête, puis la lever ...

Souvenir bookmark commemorating the Exposition Universelle held in Paris in 1878. The bookmark features an image of the statue of liberty along with crossed US and French flags. 1878's Exposition ...

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