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sheet of stamps, 1951
Sheet of stamps commemorating the Festival of Britain. The sheet is made up of 100 individual stamps each inscribed ' Festival of Britain May 3 Sep 30' and bearing the Festival Star logo.
h 32.2 x w 28 cm
82.158/535
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soap & box, 1951
Richard Wheen and Sons Ltd (manufacturer)
Souvenir boxed soap from the Festival of Britain. The box is decorated with the Festival Star logo and contains a circular bar of soap with, on recto, a relief of the Festival Star and on the reverse a relief of the Crystal Palace.
Box h 1.3 x w 7.7 x d 7.7 cm soap h 1 cm dia 7cm
88.544/53
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spoon, 1951
Souvenir tea caddy spoon decorated with the Festival Star logo. The spoon has a scrolled decoration and an enamelled Festival Star logo on the handle.
83.480/7
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ticket, 1951
Williamsons (printer)
Ticket issued when hiring a park chair at the Festival Pleasure Gardens in Battersea during the Festival of Britain. The ticket is priced 3d. Chairs could be hired for either a morning, afternoon or evening session.
82.158/184
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ticket, 1951
Admission ticket to the Dome of Discovery on the occasion of the King and Queen's visit on 4 May 1951.
h 7.7 x w 10 cm
82.158/12
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ticket, 1951
Admission ticket to the dedication and opening of the Royal Festival Hall on Thursday 3 May 1951. The ticket is for terrace stall row O, seat 24. It has two green stripes on one side. Both ends of ticket are ripped.
h 6.2 x 11.5 cm
82.158/210
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tickets; bus tickets, 1951
Bus tickets, issued by London Transport, for the London Transport Bus Services. To increase the accessibility of the Festival sites in London and to link them together, London Transport provided eight special bus services. It was also possible to take a two hour circular tour ‘around the town for half a crown’.
82.158/525
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tightrope wire, 1951
Section of tightrope upon which Charles Elleano walked across the Thames to the South Bank on 22 September 1951, as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations.
20 cm
85.475/1
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tin, 1951
Souvenir biscuit tin from the Festival of Britain. The tin is decorated with floral patterns and incorporates the Festival Star logo in the centre of the lid.
83.220
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tray, 1951
Souvenir circular aluminium tray with the Festival Star logo stamped into the centre.
dia 24.7cm
88.521/1
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