International Exhibition of Science, Art & Industry

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International Exhibition of Science, Art & Industry
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Sundial in Inverleith Park - exhibit 299D at the exhibition
Overview
BIE-classUnrecognized exposition
NameInternational Exhibition of Science, Art & Industry
Visitorsalmost 3 million
Organized byWilliam Joseph Kinloch-Anderson (vice chair)
Location
Country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
City Edinburgh
VenueMeggetland
Timeline
Opening1 May 1890
Closure1 November 1890

The International Exhibition of Science, Art & Industry or Edinburgh International Exhibition [1] was held in 1890 between 1 May and 1 November 1890 [2] in Edinburgh to mark the opening of the Forth Bridge one year earlier. [3]

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Location

A horse tram route existed that could transport people from the city centre to Meggetland, to the west Edinburgh, [3] almost 3 million people attended [4] but the exhibition lost money. [3]

Legacy

The vice chair was Councillor William Joseph Kinloch-Anderson who bought exhibit 299D, a sundial designed by Robert Thomson & Sons masons, and later donated it to the City of Edinburgh when Inverleith Park was opened in 1891. [4]

Souvenirs

Souvenirs included glass tumblers [5] [1] and jugs [6] engraved for the purchaser. [6]

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  2. "Bradbury & Co Exhibition Medals" . Retrieved 2 April 2019.
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  4. 1 2 "A-SUNDIALS-TOUR-OF-PARKS-AND-GARDENS-IN-EDINBURGH" (PDF). Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  5. "Edinburgh 1890 #1" . Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  6. 1 2 "National Museums of Scotland - Jug, Scottish International Exhibition, Edinburgh, 1890" . Retrieved 1 April 2019.