The Terrific Exhibit of 1851, kept in the Crystal Palace in London from Might to October in 1851, was officially called “The Terrific Exhibit of the Functions of Market of All Nations”. It was the very first in a series of programs that ended up being referred to as “World’s Fairs”.
The exhibit was arranged by Henry Cole, a British civil servant, and innovator who assisted in lots of developments in commerce and education in the 19 th century, and Prince Albert, the partner of Queen Victoria, the ruling queen of the U.K. at the time.
The fair was a substantial success and ticket sales eventually assisted fund the structure of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Museum of Science, and the Nature Museum in London. Overall participation was over 6 million individuals and peak day-to-day participation was 109,915 on October 7 th, with lots of well-known figures of the time participating in, consisting of Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Michael Farraday, and Samuel Colt.
The British fishing take on exhibition at the exhibit was impressive, with much of the leading take on makers of the day producing unique discussion pieces for the program. The renowned take on homes of Farlows, G. Little, Ainge and Aldred, J. Bernard, and J. Jones all got involved by showing the finest rods, reels, flies, and devices.
Among the real treasures of the Great Exhibit was a silver salmon reel developed for John King Farlow, the creator of Farlows. The greatly inscribed nickel silver salmon winch is visualized here with a scene from the 100-foot high hall where it was shown.
Steve Woit is the author of “Fly Fishing Treasures: The World of Fly Fishers and Collecting”, a book including profiles of 30 specialists and collectors and over 800 pictures of unusual and collectible fishing pole, reels, flies, books, and ephemera.
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