Shepherd’s Bush, Japan British Exhibition
The Japan-British Exhibition took place at White City from 14th May to 29th October 1910. It was the largest exhibition the Japanese had participated in they hoped to promote a more favourable public image in Great Britain following the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. The 2,271 Japanese exhibitors hoped that the products they were displaying would lead to increased trade with Britain. Amongst the exhibits were two Japanese gardens and at the end of the exhibition the Chokushimon (Gateway of the Imperial Messenger) a four-fifths replica of the Karamon of Nishi Hongan-ji in Kyoto was moved to Kew Gardens where it can still be seen today. The exhibition was extremely popular and eight million people attended it.
The North British Plumbing Company Ltd at 15 Carteret Street, Queen Anne’s Gate, advertised the “Loco” Vapour Gas Light as a system for “lighting houses, churches, chapels, schools and other buildings”. The vapour gas was ordinary air mixed with the minimum amount of petrol vapour necessary to form illumination. It was advertised as “non-explosive, inexpensive, clean and safe” and enjoyed a brief vogue in large houses as a cheaper alternative to electricity.
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