"banner, Draughtsmen's and Allied Technicians' Association" [NBS I/D 238]

Catalogue Number
NBS I/D 238

Object Name
banner

Title
DRAUGHTSMEN'S AND ALLIED TECHNICIANS' ASSOCIATION WEST LONDON DIVISION DATA

Place
West London & England & UK

People
worker: draughtsmen: technicians

Date
c.1961

Creator(s)
NBS National Museum of Labour HistoryNBS National Museum of Labour History

Description
The origins of DATA go back to 1913 when the Association of Engineering and Shipbuilding Draughtsmen was formed on Clydeside. During World War I membership of AESD increased and in 1917 stood at 10,000 throughout the country. In 1944 the union secured a national minimum rate for the industry following agreement with the Engineering Employers' Federation. In 1961 the union changed its name to DATA.

Each of the sixteen divisions of DATA possessed a similar banner, based on the set-square design.

Materials: Double layer ground of blue cotton or rayon rep fabric, with machine sewn applied design.

Dates to c. 1961 see Banner Bright, page 177 for photo of it being carried.

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