Catalogue Number
NMLH.2014.20.37
Object Name
Badge
Description
The society came into existence in 1882 under the name of the National Society of General Tool Makers, Engineers and Machinists with a membership of 140. It later became the Amalgamated Society of General Toolmakers, Engineers and Machinists. It helped to found the Federation of Engineering and Shipbuilding Trades in 1891 and by 1915 had a membership of more than 21,400 in 51 branches. It merged with the newly created Amalgamated Engineering Union in 1920.
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