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Campaigning banner for trade union reform
1871, Banner
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Campaigning banner for trade union reform
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Item no
22456
Title
Campaigning banner for trade union reform
Description
Tinplate workers cream glazed linen banner with painted design on one side. Tinplate worker seated at bench holding a yellow watering can with the words NO SLAVERY; a speech bubble with NOT To Be MENDED; a teapot with MASTERS & SERVANTS, and a bucket with CONSPIRACY LAW FOR TRAITORS ONLY; along the bottom the words To Be (A) Mended; laurel wreath all around.
Date
1871
Size
H128cm x W111cm
Type
Banner
Location
The People's Story
Accession number
HH4313/81
This banner was carried by the Tinplate Workers in the demonstrations against Labour Law in the early 1870s. The Master and Servant Acts regulated contracts of employment and Conspiracy Law was used against Trade Unions. The Tinplate Worker is surrounded by the tin ware that is his trade. He will not mend the items, until the repressive laws are amended. The tinplate workers delighted in producing amusing banners with a play on words.
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