"banner, National Union of Railwaymen, Wakefield No. 2 Branch" [NBS I/D 330]

Catalogue Number
NBS I/D 330

Object Name
banner

Title
NATIONAL UNION OF RAILWAYMEN WAKEFIELD NO. 2 BRANCH NO PEOPLE CAN BE FREE WHILE DEPENDENT FOR THEIR BREAD THE PLOUGH IS A BETTER BACKBONE THAN THE FACTORY NO CHILD TOILERS PRODUCTION FOR USE NOT PROFIT SOLIDARITY OF LABOUR THE CAUSE OF LABOUR IS THE HOPE

Place
Wakefield & Yorkshire & England & UK

Date
c.1920

Creator(s)
NBS National Museum of Labour HistoryNBS National Museum of Labour HistoryGeorge Tutill & Co (Manufacturer)

Description
The National Union of Railwaymen was formed in 1913 and by the early 1920s was one of the most powerful industrial unions in the country.

The winged female figure on the rear of the banner, representing industrial unionism, is very close to the heroic female figures produced by the late Victorian socialist artist, Walter Crane.

The banner was made by George Tutill, London.

Materials: Banner of single layer fabric comprising ground of crimson silk rep, hand painted on each side with oil-based medium and blue polyester borders. The banner has been restored during its working life; borders and fringe are replacements for the original silk components and the ground silk has been repaired with net.

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