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Politics, economics and social science collections
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COLL MISC 0519/83 - Unfair Competition

A farmer sits on a railway platform with crates and baskets of produce , watching a train called the Foreign Produce Express loaded with foreign produce, steaming past. He laments the need for tariff reform.
Artist: G.V
Printer: Hill, Sifken and Co
Publisher: Tariff Reform League
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0519/90 - A Free Trade Forecast

Smaller version of Coll Misc 519/92, depicting a Free Trade Shop selling all sorts of imported goods, with an unemployed British workman standing outside being addressed by a wealthy German, a member of the Cobden Club.
Artist: Unknown
Printer: Percival Jones Ltd
Publisher: Imperial Tariff Committee
Place of Production: Birmingham
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COLL MISC 0519/91 - A Free Trade Forecast

Full version of colour lithograph, depicting a Free Trade Shop selling all sorts of imported goods, with an unemployed British workman standing outside being discussing the unattainable goods on display whilst the wealthy German owner, a member of the Cobden Club, addresses his Jewish (?) neighbour. In the distance a hunger march is being carried out by unemployed British labourers.
Artist: Unknown
Printer: Percival Jones Ltd
Publisher: Imperial Tariff Committee
Place of Production: Birmingham
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COLL MISC 0519/92-8 - Large segments of "A Free Trade Forecast"

Large colour lithograph in 8 pieces [section 6 missing], depicting a Free Trade Shop selling all sorts of imported goods, with an unemployed British workman standing outside being addressed by a wealthy German, a member of the Cobden Club.
Artist: Unknown
Printer: Percival Jones Ltd
Publiher: Imperial Tariff Committee
Place of Production: Birmingham
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COLL MISC 0840/1 - The Snarer: setting the trap or, look behind the fence

Cartoon reprinted from 'Reynolds' newspaper concerning the London County Council Election of 1907. The focal point of the cartoon on this small poster is a large man hiding behind a fence, observing a trap, which he is in control of via a piece of string. On his jacket pocket is written 'Capital'. Behind the man are numourous boxes labelled 'Trusts','Monopoly','Grab' and 'Ruin' and the fence behind which he hides is labelled 'Municipal Reform'. The trap is marked 'Clap-Trap' and the bait of birdseed 'Lies'. On a tree branch above the trap are perched several birds, who are labelled 'Rate Payers'.
Artist: Unknown
Printer: John Dicks Press Limited
Publisher: Reynolds Newspaper
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0840/6 - 'Artful Moderate Ruse Exposed'

Progressive Part poster from the London County Council Election of 1907. This poster shows a court scene with a judge seated in the top left of the picture with 'London Public Opinion' written behind him. Below him is a portly man with 'Vested Interests' written upon his sleeve. To the right around a table, stand two policemen each holding up a jacket, and more jackets lay upon the table. The more central of the two policemen is saying 'This coat does not fit him your honour, and belongs to someone else'. Upon the coat he is holding is written 'Municipal Reform 1907'. The other policeman declares, 'This coat fits him like a glove your honour'. He is holding a coat marked 'Moderate'.
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Printer: G.S Christie Limited
Publisher: London County Council Progressive Election Committee
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0840/12 - What Trusts Mean to London

Progressive Party poster from the London County Council Elections of 1907. This poster demonstrates in text how the money paid to a Private Electricity Company for their Electric light supply could have brought numerous park spaces around London.
Artist:
Printer: Bowers Bros Ltd
Publisher: Printer
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0840/17 - How Moderates Borough Councils Are Raising the Rates

Progressive Party poster from the London County Council Elections of 1907. This poster shows, in table form, the rise in rates in various London Boroughs.
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Printer: Charles Fell and Son Ltd
Publisher: London County Council Progressive Election Committee
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0840/20 - Quite Disinterested!

Progressive Party poster, LCC elections. The central feature of this poster is a painting which depicts a mugger, holding a club behind his back, handing a card, with 'Municipal Reform' written on it, to a man wearing regal robes and a crown marked London.
Around the corner walking towards them is a policeman with Progressive written on his belt.
Artist:
Printer: G.S. Christie Ltd
Publisher: London County Council Progressive Election Committee
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0660/2/11 - Red Army Poster Gazette

Soviet poster collected by the Labour Delegation to Russia. \nNews poster for members of the Red Army; in the centre of the poster is a picture of Leon Trotsky.
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