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'File 29/28 British Industrial Fair' [184v] (368/512)
The record is made up of 1 file (256 folios). It was created in 13 Sep 1934-24 Dec 1950. It was written in English, Arabic, French, Spanish and Portuguese. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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"BACKGROUND TO DESIGN 11 EXHIBITION
0pen ' daily 10 n '* m * t0 ^ P ,n * rroin 2 ^ h ^ly at the Rayon Industry Design Centre, 1, Upper Grosvenor Street,W.l.
This exhibition is a survey of British Design from the eighteenth century to the present day,
DIARY OF EVENTS
5.30 a.m.
11 a.m. j?
12 noon
3 p.m» t
6 p.ra*
9.30 a.m, x
11 a.m. x
I p.m.
3 p.m. x w
*
5»30 p.m. x
9 - 10,30 a.m.
II a.m. x
Monday 25th July
Display of Fashion Fabrics by Dumas & Maury Ltd.,
12, Hanover Square, W.l. (Regent 6302)
Molyneux et Cle, ii8, Grosvenor Street, W.l. (Mayfair 396l)
Preview of "Background to Design Exhibition" at the Rayon Industry Design Centre,
1, Upper Grosvenor Street, W.l. (Regent IhUO
Norman Hartnell Ltd., 26, Bruton Street, W.l. (Mayfair 0992)
Cocktail Party for Overseas Buyers at Rayon Industry Design Centre,
1, Upper Grosvenor Street, VI. (Regent 7^6)
Tuesday 26th July
Michael Sherard, 2 h, Connaught Street, W.2. (Ambassador 1302)
Victor Stiebel, 16, Grosvenor Street, W.l. (Mayfair 6lll)
Buffet Lunch and Display of Fashion Fabrics at West Cumberland Silk Mills Ltd.,
29, Brutun Street, W.l.
Charles Creed Ltd., 31, Basil Street, S.W.l. (Kensington 3910)
Michael Sherard,2)+, Connaught Street, W.2. (Ambassador 1302)
Wednesday 27th July
Breakfast receiption given at her private residence by the Dowager Marchioness of Reading.
9, Smith Square, S.W.l. (Whitehall 7383)
Examples of the handmade fashion products of Women's Home Industries Ltd., will be on display.
rO
Peter Russell Ltd., 2, Carlos Place, W.l. (Grosvenor 1656)
12.30 p.m. Buffet lunch Helena Goffers Ltd., in the Magnolia Room
for 1.30 p.m. Showing Dickens & Jones Ltd.,‘^gent Street, W.l, (Regent 7070)
3 P.ni. x Bianca Mosca Ltd., 22, South Audley Street, W.l. (Grosvenor 4311)
4.30 P.m. x Ronald Paterson Ltd., 25, Albemarle Street, W.l. (Regent 5669)
Thursday 28th July
11 a.m. x Digbymorton Ltd., 54, Grosvenor Hill, W.l. (Mayfair 7595
12.45 P.m. Buffet lunch
for 1.30 p.m. Showing
Angele Delanghe at Fortnum & Mason Ltd.,
182, Piccadilly, w.l. (Regent 8040)
3 P.m. x
6.30 to 8 p.m.
9.30 a.m. x
11 a.m. x
3 P.m. x
Worth (London) Ltd., 50, Grosvenor Street, W.l. (Mayfair 1903)
Government Reception at Lancaster House S.W.l.
Friday 29th July
Jacqueline Vienne, 12 Carlos Place, W.l. (Mayfair 3331)
Mattll, 3 Carlos Place, W.l. (Mayfair 3555)
Hardy Amies, 14, Savile Row, W.l. (Regent 0728)
Cards are issued by the individual Houses or Organisations,
Admission to these events is by invitation ,
to whom application should be raide.
(x Showing of Autumn Collection)
LONDON FASHION OPENINGS INFORMATION BUREAU
A bureau is being organised by Miss Vera Parks, 12, Hanover Square, London, W.l. (Telephone REGent 6382),
who will be pleased to give further information about any of the events and overseas visitors should be
advised to let her know their London address. Miss Lilian Hyder of the Incorporated Society of London
Fashion Designers (whose name was mentioned in our previous memorandum) will only be able to assist
visitors wishing to contact members of the Incorporated Society.
Circulated to:-
All Commercial Diplomatic Officers
All United Kingdom Trade Commissioner Posts
Selected Consular Posts
Information Division, Board of Trade
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This file contains correspondence, promotional material and other documents related to the British Industries Fair (BIF) in London and other similar events in London, including a mechanical handling conference (1948) and an engineering and marine exhibition (1949).
The file contains a number of invitations to attend the fair that were sent to prominent merchants in Bahrain by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain as well as replies sent back by these merchants. Much of this correspondence is in Arabic (with English translations).
The file also contains promotional material related to the BIF and other events including the following:
- a pamphlet written by Malcolm Logan entitled 'Story of the B.I.F.' The pamphlet is in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese (folios 142-149);
- two posters for the Mechanical Handling Conference in London 1948, one in French (folio 151) and one in English (folio 152);
- a pamphlet entitled 'Background to the B.I.F.' (folios 203-210).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (256 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 256; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 4-117; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled (except for a few circled numbers which have been crossed out).
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- Title
- 'File 29/28 British Industrial Fair'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:19v, 23r:36v, 40r, 41r:41v, 40v, 42r:63v, 67r:72v, 76r:76v, 80r:82v, 84r:95v, 97r:134v, 136r:210v, 212r:222v, 224r:233v, 235r:255v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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