Summary
Alternative Name(s): Button
Badge issued by Operative Painters and Decorators Union of Australia, Victorian Branch, to Official Union Steward, number 346.
Andrew collected these badges over a fifteen year period during which time 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
Circular tinplate badge,.. White background, print in blue and red. The front is laminated. The reverse is metal with a stick pin that slots into a hole in the metal. The pin comes attached to a thin cardboard card - The Painters' and Decorators' Union of Australia membership certificate.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Andrew Reeves, 1992
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Issued By
Operative Painters & Decorators Union of Australia, Victoria, Australia
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Inscriptions
Printed around outside edge OPERATIVE PAINTERS & DECORATORS UNION OF AUST / in dark blue print. centre, red ink OFFICIAL / UNION / STEWARD / 346 / VICTORIAN / BRANCH
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Classification
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
3.8 cm (Length)
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References
[Book] Smith, Gregory J. 1992. Emblems of Unity: Badges of Australia's Trade Unions., Badge 512, 198 Pages
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Keywords
Societies, Trade Unions, Working Life, Painters & Decorators, Shop Stewards, Badges
