When did the world's first Ferris Wheel open to the public?

tunegrabber, you are correct. His first name was George. My father worked for his grandson (?) in Floral City, Florida back in 1958.

alright, they left out his first name, I think it's George. I worked for a few years with a plumber named Ferris who was a great grandson who told me about it and within a month or so saw another relative on "Jeopardy". small world.