Catalogue Number
NMLH.1990.3.1.1
Object Name
Membership Card
Title
'Tin Plate Workers' Pension Society, Established the 11th of August, 1828. This card entitles the owner to votes at each election.'
Place
UK
People
Tin-Plate Workers' General Union, Tin-Plate Workers' Pension Society
Description
A membership card which identifies the holder as a member of the Tin Plate Workers' Pension Society, and entitles him to vote in elections for the organisation. The card gives details of the annual subscription charges for membership.
Pension societies were common before a state pension was introduced in the UK. It allowed the worker to pay in and save for their old age or a time when they may need to retire due to disabilities or workplace injuries. Often, the pension societies were industry specific, and many also paid out a worker's saved contributions to their widow on the worker's death.
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