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Great Exhibition of 1851

The first international industrial exhibition. It was held in Hyde Park in London from 1 May to 11 October 1851. It was also known as the World’s Fair owing to the international participation.

More than 17,000 exhibitors came from 28 countries; they exhibited goods and craft products of all kinds, machines and production methods, as well as mineral resources and fine arts. Among the innovations shown were the telegraph and the first synthetic chair made of vulcanized rubber.

Johann Conrad Fischer visited the Great Exhibition in June 1851, where his products and those of his sons Georg and Berthold Fischer were showcased. Johann Conrad Fischer exhibited ingots of various steel types, two daggers and four razors made of nickel-steel alloy.
  • Fischer, Johann Conrad: Tagebücher. Bearbeitet von Karl Schib. Schaffhausen 1951.
  • Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations, 1851. Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue. Vol. 3, London 1851, S. 1269. Eisenbibliothek S 1263.
  • Henderson, W. O.: J. C. Fischers Besuche in London zwischen 1794 und 1851. In: Sonderdruck aus Tradition - Zeitschrift für Firmengeschichte und Unternehmensbiographie 1967, S. 423–426.
  • Henderson, W. O.: J. C. Fischer and his Diary of Industrial England 1814–1851. London 1966, S. 41–44.
GFD 3/56: Interior of the Crystal Palace in London During the Great Exhibition (illustration by J. McNeven, 1851)

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GFD 3/56 Interior of the Crystal Palace in London During the Great Exhibition (illustration by J. McNeven, 1851) 1851 Item: 1 photo digital born Digitized
GFA 1/149.3 Londoner Weltausstellung von 1851 (Faksimile) 1851 Item: 1 three dimensional object Digitized
GFA 1/149.4 Londoner Weltausstellung von 1851 (Faksimile) 1851 Item: 1 three dimensional object Digitized
GFA 1/141.58 Plakat Weltausstellung London 1851 Item: 2 photos
GFA 1/145.44 Werbeschrift von Johann Conrad Fischer für die Great Exhibition 1851, mit Tableau der Ausstellungsobjekte 1851 – 2023 Item: 2 volumes Protection period until: 2053
GFA 16/47366.1 World exhibition London, tableau steel and iron bar foundry, 1851 1947 Item: 1 photo Digitized
GFA 16/47366.2 World exhibition London, tableau steel and iron bar foundry, 1851 1947 Item: 1 photo Digitized
EBA 9/274 Postkarten zum Jubiläum 250 Jahre Johann Conrad Fischer 2023 File: 1 file
GFA 57/10 Episode 9: Fischer and The Great Exhibition 20th Jun 2023 Item: 1 Digital movie Digitized
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