Steel Banner, Amalgamated Engineering Union

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

50876

Title

Steel Banner for the Amalgamated Engineering Union

Description

One steel banner for the Amalgamated Engineering Union. The words, 'AMALGAMATED ENGINEERING UNION', have been cut out of sheet steel and mounted on two side poles.

Date

1950

Size

88 x 203 cm

Location

The People's Story

Accession number

HH3704/6/72

Copyright

The City of Edinburgh Council Museums & Galleries ; The People's Story

Amalgamated Engineering Workers formed 1851 as Amalgamated Society of Engineers, changed name to Amalgamated Engineering Union in 1920. Amalgamated in 1968 with foundry unions to form Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers.

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