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Trade Union Banner, Dockers of Leith
1880, Banner
Trade Union Banner, Dockers of Leith
Trade Union Banner, Dockers of Leith
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Item no
22443
Title
Trade Union Banner, Dockers of Leith
Description
Blue silk flag with wool fringe and painted design on one side. Title scroll, DOCKERS OF LEITH. In the centre, a wheatsheaf, with a wreath of wheatears bound with thistles, roses and shamrocks. A crossed broom and shovel below.
Date
1880
Size
157cm x 127cm
Type
Banner
Location
The People's Story
Accession number
HH3367/69
This flag uses the tradition symbols of national unity, the thistles, roses and shamrocks. The wheatsheaf represents abundance.
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Trade Union Banners
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