When the founding meeting of the Guild took place in 1925, the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley, Middlesex, was already well under way. It was suggested to the founding members that displaying material on the Faculty of Arts stand might help attract new members. Seymour Marks, then serving as secretary, created several small model theatre scenes for the stand, which drew considerable interest from visitors. Encouraged by this success, the Guild resolved to mount an exhibition of its own later that year. This first exhibition, establishing what would become an annual tradition, was held from 24 to 29 August 1925 at the Faculty of Arts Gallery in Upper John Street, Golden Square, London. Exhibitions continued annually until the mid‑1950s, with the 1928 exhibition running from 9 to 21 April.
