FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN 1951
Paul and Karen Rennie have put aside a selection of ephemera
which can be purchased from their shop at:
Rennies Seaside Modern
47 The Old High Street Folkestone Kent CT20 1RN
Festival of Britain Design 1951
by Paul Rennie - you may order a signed copy if you wish!
c. 127pp fully illustrated in colour and b&w
hardback
£14.95
official guidebook £25
stamped first day cover
£10
scarce 1951 Festival of Britain souvenir micromodel
sold
original sheets of notepaper only
£10 per sheet
sold
assorted 1951 Festival of Britain souvenir badges
£25 each
(woodcraft folk - sold)
rare 1951 Festival of Britain pleasure gardens Battersea buttonhole badge
£45
rare 1951 Festival of Britain Coventry Godiva Club enamelled chrome pin badge
£45
and some standard festival badges available at £25
scarce 1951 Festival Swimming competition medallion with brooch fitting,
sold
both sold 
International ballet at Festival Hall £10
cream plastic KB 'toaster' radio designed by Laurence Griffin 1950
exhibited at Festival of Britain sold
original Herbert Williams colour lithographic print of the Festival of Britain site, 1951,
£250
rare 1951 Festival of Britain scarf, with London scenes and central image of iconic Skylon and Dome of Discovery £200
rare silk Festival of Britain souvenir scarf sold
1951 Festival of Britain scarf sold
scarce 1951 Festival of Britain/ Harry Beck London Underground map silk scarf sold
rare 1951 Festival of Britain pottery mug sold
unusual 1951 Festival of Britain souvenir pottery pin dish by Reginald Lewis,
with incised decoration and signature on reverse, c.6" /15cms. sold
vitrified ceramic nut dish by Govancroft with nicely painted Abram Games Festival logo to centre,
10cms. across sold
scarce Festival of Britain jigsaw, depicting the South Bank London
sold
set of two double sided shellac records entitled 'Sound Picture of Great Britain' 75rpm
in original packaging.
to hear the content please click here
£30
Festival of Britain melamine plate printed with nautical image signed Denison-Hunt,
sold
official Festival of Britain souvenir postcards £5 each
16pp catalogue of silk fashions for Festival of Britain year for Marshall & Snelgrove department store.
sold
scarce 1978 catalogue produced by Sheffield City Art Galleries of
Paintings from the Festival of Britain
£50
two About Britain Festival guides £5 each
1951 anniversary (Festival of Britain) embroidered panel, (some staining)
c.40cms. x 55cms.
£15
illustrated booklet The British Isles,
published by the British Tourist & Holidays Board,
c.80pp, pb.
with inserted visitors leaflet,
sold
unusual 1951 easter hockey festival competition Folkestone souvenir miniature stick,
c.13" / 33cms.
with original card tag,
sold
archive 2011
exhibition of items from Paul & Karen Rennie's Festival of Britain collection at Pallant House Chichester
- click here to view slideshow
Terence Cuneo Illustrated London News
opening times: Thursday to Sunday 11am to 5.30pm (or by appointment)
telephone: 01303 242427 or 07986 834084 anytime
we were lucky to have known Abram Games, who designed the
famous Festival emblem. He won the commission over such notables as
Robin Day, Hugh Casson, Tom Eckersley, Milner Gray, Henrion,
Richard Guyatt.
photo of Festival plaque in Suffolk situ courtesy Laura Robinson
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