Amalgamated Engineering Union Banner, Edinburgh

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

50845

Title

Amalgamated Engineering Union Banner, Edinburgh

Description

One white glazed linen banner with painted decoration on one side, wrapped around wooden poles at either side. The title scroll reads, 'AMALGAMATED ENGINEERING UNION EDINBURGH DISTRICT. The inscription is black with the initial letter red, and is underlined in green.

Date

1935

Size

275 x 233 cm

Location

The People's Story

Accession number

HH3704/5/72

Copyright

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

The Amalgamated Engineering Union
formed 1851 as Amalgamated Society of Engineers. The society changed its name to the Amalgamated Engineering Union in 1920. The organisation amalgamated in 1968 with foundry unions to form the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers.

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