Over the last 200 years various locations across the world have held local technology fairs as well as the much larger World's Fairs. We have collected data, drawings, and photographs from these fairs to show the participation of the lighthouse authorities and manufacturers. Listed below are the date and location of each fair and a drawing or photograph showing at least part of the lighthouse exhibit at the fair.
1834 Paris - Lens for Saint Matthieu by Soleil
1851 London - Lens by Chance Brothers
1853 New York - Lens for Cape Hatteras by Henry-Lepaute
1855 Paris - Lens and Tower, Maker Unknown
1867 Paris - Outside Displays and the Louis Sautter Lens Factory in the Background
1869 Wolverhampton England - Two Chance Brothers Lenses
1876 Philadelphia - Lighthouse Establishment Exhibit
1878 Paris - Tower in Background
1881 Paris - Sautter Lemonnier Display
1886 Liverpool UK - Lighthouse Outside
1889 Paris - Gallery des Machines
1891 Chelsea - Cresset from Saint Agnes
1893 Chicago - US Lighthouse Establishment Display
1895 Atlanta - US Lighthouse Establishment Display
1897 Nashville - US Lighthouse Establishment Display
1898 Omaha - US Lighthouse Establishment Display
1900 Paris - BBT Display
1901 Buffalo NY - US Lighthouse Establishment Display
1904 Saint Louis MO - BBT Display
1905 Portland OR - Tillamook Lighthouse Model
1906 Milan - Outside Lighthouse
1907 Norfolk VA - US Lighthouse Establishment Display
1908 Berlin - Pintsch Display
1909 Seattle WA - US Lighthouse Establishment Display
1911 Turin Italy - Pintsch Display
1915 San Diego CA - Outside Lighthouse
1915 San Francisco CA - US Lighthouse Service Display
1921 London UK - Chance Brothers Display
1926 Philadelphia PA - US Lighthouse Service Display
1933 Chicago IL - US Lighthouse Service Display
1935 San Diego CA - US Lighthouse Service Display
1939 New York NY - USCG Display
1951 London UK - Chance Brothers Display