Object number
2005/1
Description
This money collecting box was used by the Compton branch of the National Union of Agricultural Workers. The donor was the Secretary of the Compton branch from 1947-1985, and the box was put on the table at monthly meetings to collect money for members in need. It is a small wooden box with a coin slot in the top. A sticker on one side reads 'National Union of Agricultural Workers // Registered Office: "Parkminster", 63 Bushey Hall Road, Bushey, Herts. // General Secretary: W. Holmes, C.B.E. // National Benevolent Fund for Members in Distress // Please Help.'
Physical description
1 box: wood
Label Text
Union collecting box. This money collecting box was used by the Compton branch of the National Union of Agricultural Workers. The donor was the Secretary of the Compton branch from 1947-1985, and the box was put on the table at monthly meetings to collect money for members in need. At this time, the union was a powerful force in the political sphere; it was the thirteenth largest British trade union in 1962, with 131,000 members. The MERL holds the archive of the union, which contains written and printed material on their political, social and financial activities.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'COLLECTING - BOX // Description // 1 Collecting-box: // Small wooden box with coin slot in top. On one side is sticker with inscription - 'National Union of Agricultural Workers // Registered Office: "Parkminster", 63 Bushey Hall Road, Bushey, Herts. // General Secretary: W. Holmes, C.B.E. // National Benevolent Fund for Members in Distress // Please Help.' // Dimensions // 12.7 x 6 x 8cm (length x width x height) // Associated information // Depositor was Secretary of the Compton Branch of the NUAW in Berkshire between 1947-1985. // The box was put on the table at monthly branch meetings to collect money for members in distress (eg. if someone needed hospital treatment, etc.)'
Production date
1947 - 1985
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\Documents\Scans\2005_1_doc_01.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\Documents\Scans\2005_1_doc_02.tif - High resolution image
