Catalogue Number
NMLH.1995.39.52
Object Name
Poster
Title
THE PENCIL IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD. THE POWER IS IN YOUR HANDS... ...NO. 2
Events
Election & General & 1929
Date
1929
Description
A red poster with black text reading "THE PENCIL IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD / LABOUR / THE POWER IS IN YOUR HANDS" featuring an image of a hand drawing an X on a ballot paper next to the 'LABOUR' box. This poster was produced following the post-war ahead of the election in 1929, the first election that saw a Labour victory as Ramsay MacDonald replaced Stanley Baldwin as UK Prime Minister. This poster is attached to a cardboard frame left over from when it has previously been on display.
