The Crystal Palace Poultry Show (variously also the International Poultry Show and Great Poultry Show) was a poultry show held at The Crystal Palace in London in the United Kingdom. They ran from 1857–1936,[1] with interruption by World War I.[2] It was the world's largest poultry exhibition[3] at several times in its existence, considered the pinnacle of poultry exhibition in the British Empire[1][4][5] and despite being a poultry show also allowed the exhibition of domestic rabbits.[6] It was hosted by the Grand International Poultry, Pigeon and Live Stock Shows, Ltd which was liquidated in 1964.[7] The show was superseded in its role by the International Poultry Show, Olympia which has also ceased to exist since.
History
editIn 1860 the first Sebastopol Goose in Western Europe, imported from Crimea, were exhibited at the show by H. Bayley.[8] In 1861 the Secretary of the show was a Mr Houghton[9] In 1872 50 tons of coal were spent to heat the building and two tons of food was fed to birds exhibited over the four days of the show.[10] The supreme prize of the show was the Sir James Blyth Cup.[11]
Exhibition numbers
editNumbers of birds exhibited varied wildly over the shows existence. In 1892 numbers were falling, though the show still attracted 6300 entries.[12] By the 1907 show was much more successful with 10,533 cages filled (the total number of birds unknown, as many cages held pairs)[13] while the 1912 show had 16,257 entries.[14]
Notable exhibitors
editReferences
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- ^ "Poultry Gossip". Australian Town and Country Journal. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 30 December 1903. p. 25. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ Whitman, B. "The Enderby Island Rabbit – A Remarkable Story". rarebreeds.co.nz. Rare Breeds Conservation Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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- ^ "CHANTICLEER AND PARTLET AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE". The Spectator. 30 November 1872. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ "THE POULTRY INDUSTRY". The Chronicle. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 4 February 1928. p. 12. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "POULTRY". The Daily Telegraph. Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 2 January 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "The Journal of Agriculture and Horticulture". Council of Agriculture of the Province of Quebec. 15 January 1907. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "THE POULTRY INDUSTRY". The Daily News. Perth: National Library of Australia. 3 February 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
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- ^ The Farmer's Magazine. the University of California. 1872. p. 563. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ "BOLSHEVIK BIRDS". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 13 January 1930. p. 13. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "THE GREAT POULTRY SHOW AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 2 April 1857. p. 8. Retrieved 6 April 2015.