Summary
Numbered membership badge issued by the Federated Storemen & Packers Union, New South Wales, 1954-1955
Andrew collected these badges over a fifteen year period during which he undertook much research in the field of Trade Union Material Culture, and had extensive contact with the Trade Union movement Australia wide.
Physical Description
Triangular badge of silver-coloured metal with a lapel lug on the reverse. Raised text in border. At the centre there is an incised map of Australia with raised numerals , beneath this there are initials incised into the metal. Above the map of Australia there is a hole through the badge. There are numbers stamped into lapel lug on the reverse.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Cultural Gifts Donation from Mr Andrew Reeves, 29 Oct 1991
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Acknowledgement
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
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Issued By
Federated Storemen & Packers' Union of Australia (FSPUA), New South Wales, Australia, 1954
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Inscriptions
Front: FEDERATED STOREMEN & PACKERS/1954-55/N.S.W./UNION. Reverse: 9727/1954-55.
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
2.3 cm (Length), 2.5 cm (Width), 0.9 cm (Height)
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References
[Book] Smith, Gregory J. 1992. Emblems of Unity: Badges of Australia's Trade Unions., 148 Pages
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Keywords
Societies, Trade Unions, Working Life, Storemen, Warehouses, Badges
