1938 EMPIRE EXHIBITION SCOTLAND (Glasgow) - souvenir/memento badge

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For sale is an large and attractive souvenir badge that would have been on sale to visitors at the 1938 EMPIRE EXHIBITION SCOTLAND. This public exhibition took place at Bellhoustion Park in Glasgow from the 3rd May to the 29th October 1938 and attracted over 12.5 million paying visitors. The exhibition was a showcase of industry and culture for Scotland and the British Empire, rivalling that of the great exhibition at Wembley in London that took place in 1924. The exhibition covered an area of 174 acres and took over 10 months to construct.

This badge shows the Scottish heraldic lion, which was adopted as the exhibition's emblem. The badge is made in three sections: a pin clasp joined to a medallion be a three-link chain.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_Exhibition,_Scotland

http://empireexhibition.com/html/01/empirefacts.html

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DESCRIPTION:
Size (overall): about 1 1/4" x 2 7/16" (32mm x 34
62mm).
Material(s): brass metal with 1 enamels colour.
Finish: chrome plated.
Fitting: pin.
Imprint: None.
Approximate age: 1938

CONDITION:
Excellent condition. No damage. Pin in working order.
Please see photograph(s), these form part of the description.

POSTAGE:
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RETURNS:
* Return accepted if the item(s) is returned in same condition it left me, then the full Agreed Asking Price will be refunded. Postal costs are not refundable.
* Buyer pays the return postal costs - unless agreed otherwise.

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