April 1916: Byzantine Smoke-Room, at John Anderson’s Royal Polytechnic, Ltd.

Postcard showing the Byzantine Smoke Room.

 

 

A large advertisement on the front page of The Glasgow Herald, on Friday the 14th of April, 1916, extolled the range of goods

for sale, and stated that “STRANGERS AND VISITORS TO OUR CITY RECEIVE A MOST CORDIAL AND HEARTY WELCOME”

at the store.

 

Included in the special attractions, gentlemen were:

 

“INVITED TO PATRONISE THE

LUXURIOUS BYZANTINE SMOKE-ROOM.

NOTHING LIKE IT OUT OF LONDON.”

 

 

As can be seen in various articles and advertisements, as well as on the postcard, Smoke-Room, is spelt with and without the hyphen.

 

 

George Fairfull-Smith, August 2023.