International Exhibition

 of

Science & Art

International Exhibition  of Science & Art  -  1886

'Old Edinburgh'

One of the major exhibits at the 1886 Exhibition was a street scene, known as Old Edinburgh. It comprised full scale models of buildings of Edinburgh that had already been demolished.  There were also men and ladies in period costume wandering around the street.  The buildings in the street housed some of the stalls and exhibits.

Marshall Wane was the only photographer who was given permission to photograph the exhibition.  He produced a series of cabinet prints and cartes de visite of the street. 

These were later reproduced as postcards.  There were sets in black & white and sets that were colour-tinted.

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The photos at the top of this page are of a souvenir mug that features one of the scenes from the Old Edinburgh exhibit.