Author Topic: More souvenirs of the 1938 Empire Exhibition Glasgow (Read 6320 times)

Bernard C · « **Reply #10 on:** March 21, 2006, 01:47:53 PM »

Adam â€” You will find full discussion of your American lacy/opalescent plates in the link at the start of this topic. I did not know that it came in different sizes.

The range that started this thread off is in flint, press-moulded with the design, and is illustrated in BGbtW. These were made by an unidentified British glassworks.

I now have both known types of this range in stock, as I bought the TOWER OF EMPIRE version that is illustrated in Dodsworth at Woking on Sunday.

Bernard C.

Frank · « **Reply #11 on:** March 21, 2006, 02:01:55 PM »

I came across a catalogue of the 1938 exhibition, there is no mention of it being related to the 1888 one, more to do with the Wembley 1925 one. Although there is not a lot of text.

chopin-liszt · « **Reply #12 on:** March 21, 2006, 02:03:05 PM »

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The Oxfam shop where I worked had a 9-10" Glasgow 1938 Exhibition plate, in original box, which had gold paint on the back. The image was of a tower, but I don't know which one. We got Â£40 for it about 3 years ago. I never knew whether we got a fair price, an overinflated price, or whether we were done! I would be curious to find out...... Also, is the gold paint unusual?

David555 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 21, 2006, 02:42:35 PM »

I missed that link Bernard - also the book reference.

Ah well - I must post some of my Scottish Exhibition tumblers, glasses, etc. in another thread some time - the older they are the more difficult it is to photograph the acid etched scenes.

Adam