Votes for Women WSPU badge circa 1908-1910
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Title
Votes for Women WSPU badge circa 1908-1910
Subject
A badge from the Suffragette movement to give women the entitlement to vote with free will.
Description
A rare original 1908 -1910 suffragette circular celluloid tin button fund raising badge, designed in the suffragette union colours, purple white and green, the centre bearing celtic cross with the letters "W.S.P.U." (Women's Social and Political Union) between each arm, the purple title surround bearing the legend "Votes for Women"; the reverse retaining its original manufacturer's paper label inscribed "Manufactured by the Merchants' Portrait Co Kentish Town Rd, London, N.W.". Excellent condition, no sign of any foxing, minimal rust.
Diameter 34mm.
Diameter 34mm.
Source
Kenney Papers, University of East Anglia (UEA) Archives
Publisher
UEA Archives
Date
1908-1910
Rights
Copyright: Believed to be expired. Please notify archives@uea.ac.uk if you have reason to believe this is not the case.
Format
jpeg image file
Language
English (United Kingdom)
Type
Collection
Citation
“Votes for Women WSPU badge circa 1908-1910,” Suffragette Stories, accessed April 28, 2024, https://suffragettestories.omeka.net/items/show/146.