PICKFORDS will have moved a lot of goods, furniture and packages in the company's history, but a ram this size could have been a first.
It was one of the exhibits being used in the Empire Exhibition in Glasgow in 1938.
This statue of a Jacob's ram is on its way to the top of the Wool Pavilion and was one of many items in an event that attracted more than 12.5million people. The exhibition was opened by King George VI and Queen Mary on May 3, 1938, with the opening ceremony at Ibrox Stadium, before the exhibition then moved on to Bellahouston Park.
It was a showcase for British industry in general, with the industries of Glasgow and
the West of Scotland given prominence. The highest number of visitors on any one day was 364,092, recorded on the closing day of October 29, while the lowest attendance was 23,603.
The crowds turned out despite the weather. Only three Saturdays were without rain, and 50% more rain fell during the exhibition than over the 35 previous years.
Sadly, the exhibition was the last of its kind to take place in the UK.
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