British Industries Fair (1949)

Olympia, London. SCU. Man interviewing woman in the Overseas Buyers Club. Man: Well, what did you think of the British Industries Fair show? Woman: I thought it was particularly interesting. I think it covers everything. There are so many things covered and the brass I thought was very very good. Most interesting and very, very attractive. Man: (mumbles something about textiles) Woman: Yes I’d like to see those very much. There’s a lot to be seen in the English textile exhibition.’ CU. Nigerian buyer speaking. ’I hope to place orders for general merchandise, which are in great demand in my country’. SCU. Burmese buyer speaking. ’... wonderful progress has been made in all these things and I am looking forward to looking at other sections. (Interviewer asks, ’will you tell us what you think of the exhibition?’) ’It’s wonderful, this is the first exhibition I have ever been to and I am much interested in several of the exhibits, especially printing and photographic sections’. LS. Elevated people looking at e