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It is with some trepidation that I am putting ‘pen to paper’ for this, my first attempt at an editorial for the ESG Journal, or any publication for that matter
Some items frm the Karl Illingsworth Collection displayed at the British Empire Exhibition Centenerary meeting
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The Mast at the Amusement Gate, Brussels International Exhibition 1958.
A Valentine & Sons 1908 Franco-British Exhibition Christmas Card.
A comic card published for the 1904 Bradford City Exhibition.
A familar view of Stanley K. Hunter as those of you who attend our convention will recognise. I think Stanley gave a talk and display at every one of our seventeen Conventions.
1900 Birmingham Twentieth Century Exhibition Gilt Bronze Medal 45 mm.
The 80 in place of 08 post mark error. It can be seen from the shape of the 8 that the year slug has been inverted and not reversed.
The large shield above the Uxbridge Road Main Entrance took ten weeks to make and was raised up in sections. It measures 16ft by 16ft.
Gipsy Encampment at the Liverpool International Exhibition 1886
Ashtead Potters Shop at the 1924 British Empire Exhibition Wembley
1885 International Inventions Exhibition New Years Greetings card.
A Tuck & Sons post card on sale at the British Empire Exhibition,
one of a set showing scenes of Cyprus, from a photograph
by J. P. Foscolo, Limassol, Cyprus.
There were many fine poster type advertising cards for the various shows put on at Olympia.
Imre Kiralfy at the age of 25, a photograph taken several years after he had successfully organised the Brussels Fete his first step in the world of exhibitions
1886 Colonial and Indian Exhibition Christmas card.
There is a small tag (missing on this card) which when pulled out reveals an eight page booklet of views related to the exhibition. The card is the property of Karl Illingworth
This illustration is slightly reduced in size
Sir Hiram Maxim’s Captive Flying Machine at the Crystal Palace in a
sorry state, overgrown with weeds just before demolition.
Picture supplied by Fred Peskett.
T. S. S. “Saturnia” one of the series of British Empire Exhibition
Anchor-Donaldson Line post cards.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum where thanks to Stanley Hunter and
Glasgow Museums our 15th Convention will be held in September 2001
Christmas Card published for the 1901 Glasgow International Exhibition.
Under the blue sky fading away to white is an embossed view of the exhibition
grounds, this unfortunately has not come out very well in the scanning.