When Rackhams, of Birmingham, held a British week during the period 8th to 26th August, 1967, the eight selling floors of their premises - some 488,821 square feet - were turned into a giant exhibition hall. The R.N.L.I.

mounted a display showing an IRB and pictures tracing the development of the life-boat from the old pulling and sailing type to the present day 44-foot steel life-boat..