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
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
