Catalogue Number
NBS I/D 137
Object Name
banner
Title
AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF WOODWORKERS MANCHESTER DISTRICT UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL CONFIDENT BUT VIGILANT FOR STRENGTH AND UNITY FOR PEACE AND PROGRESS
Place
Manchester & Lancashire & England & UK
People
workers: woodworkers
Date
c.1950
Creator(s)
NBS National Museum of Labour HistoryNBS National Museum of Labour History
Description
Images on Front
Yes
Images on Back
Yes
Notes
Both sides identical. Image: simple emblem consisting of a crest and writing on scrolls. Red ground, gold lettering. Image: Copyright & courtesy of National Museum of Labour History. Copying of images is strictly prohibited.
Label text 2011-12
Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers, Manchester District banner, date unknown
In 1921 two separate unions, the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners and the General Union of Carpenters and Joiners, merged to form the Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers. This banner belonged to the Manchester District of the Union.
The union originally represented skilled woodworkers. However changes in technology led to the introduction of less skilled members. It was one of several unions that joined together in 1970 to form the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT).
Materials: Reyon rep and paint. Rayon was the first manmade textile fibre, first produced in 1884 and rep is a ribbed or corded fabric.
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