"'Bethnal Green Mixed Co-operative Guild' branch banner" [NMLH.1993.570]

Catalogue Number
NMLH.1993.570

Object Name
Banner

Title
'Bethnal Green Mixed Co-operative Guild. Peace. Progress. Commerce. Unity. Industry. Art.'

Place
Bethnal Green, London

People
Mixed Co-operative Guild

Description
A green banner with text on gold scrolls at the top and bottom reading 'Bethnal Green Mixed Co-operative Guild' around a central image of a 4 segment shamrock (segments described clockwise from top) showing a dove labelled 'Peace', a ship labelled 'Commerce', a man ('Industry') in a worker's apron and a woman ('Art') in a long dress holding a Celtic harp holding hands labelled 'Unity' and a hand holding a hammer which is sparking rainbow coloured lightning bolts captioned 'Tapping the Ether - Wireless' labelled 'Progress'.

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