Catalogue Number
NBS I/D 259
Object Name
banner
Title
EAST WALTHAMSTOW LABOUR PARTY LABOUR PARTY LIBERTY
Place
Walthmastow & London & England & UK
Date
c.1960
Creator(s)
NBS National Museum of Labour HistoryNBS National Museum of Labour History
Description
This banner bears a central design of a torch with a crossed quill pen and spade with the word "Liberty" across it. This was the Labour Party logo between 1924 and 1983.
Materials: Plain woven fabric, probably linen or rayon mix, with applied fabric design. Rayon was the first man-made textile fibre, first produced in 1884.
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