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Hurricane Milton is about to run over a chunk of my family and friends through Tampa, Lakeland, and Orlando in Florida. We keep hoping it will turn but the spaghetti model is still showing a consensus of going straight through Tampa Bay, so that's nice...and by nice I mean pretty terrible actually.
For the 365 Days Project.
Taken and sent from my iPhone.
A Tariff reform League (TRL) enamel pin badge issued after 1905. The TRL was a British trade protectionist movement founded in July 1903 to advocate protection for British jobs. They sought to impose preferential tariffs against the import of foreign goods, especially from newly industrial countries such as Germany and the USA. At the same time the TRL promoted preferential trading with countries of the British Empire who would be excluded from the import tariffs and developed as an Empire-wide trading bloc. The TRL logo reflects this by including the Empire’s main countries in it’s logo, namely Australia, South Africa, India, New Zealand and Canada united around the Union Jack.
Against the backdrop of trade recession, high unemployment and the rising economic powers of Germany and the USA, the TRL movement was organised by a breakaway faction within the Conservative Party under the leadership of Joseph Chamberlain. There was much popular support for the TRL and it remained at the centre of Edwardian politics in Britain. However, the TRL was strongly opposed by the Liberals and the opposing faction within the Conservative party who were in favour of open free trade with all countries. The main argument against TRL’s policies was based on the premise that import tariffs would lead to higher food prices, especially with regards to imported grain and emotionally labelling them as a ‘bread tax’. The issue had also split the Conservatives who set up the Unionist Free Food League as a counterweight to the TRL.
The TRL was staunchly supportive of protectionism and free trade within the British Empire but to succeed, it needed more national appeal. Arguments were put forward at rallies to convince the working classes of it’s merits and how it would contribute to their greater prosperity. At the same time the trade unions would need to be convinced and taken on board. Henry Page-Croft was instrumental in driving this and in giving the TRL a much broader class appeal that contributed to it’s success as a political movement.
The Liberals won a landslide electoral victory over the Conservatives in 1906 but despite this, Chamberlain and Croft continued to advocate for tariff reform. After 1910, the TRL suffered continual decline as funding decreased and the political will to drive the movement no longer had popular support. A general trade recovery made the issue seem less relevant to the public and interest waned as employment improved. Other political events had overtaken tariff reform as the burning issue, such as Home Rule for Ireland that proved politically divisive at the time. By the outbreak of WW1 in 1914, the significance of the TRL movement had ceased to be an important political issue and other reforms were affected too (eg; Home Rule shelved). The work of hundreds of TRL local branches throughout the UK was diverted away from tariff reform to helping the war effort by patriotic fund raising and moral-raising amongst the troops. Tariff reform became a dead letter and the TRL quickly dissolved as a political force once the war was over.
In the context of the time, the TRL was one of many tariff reform leagues and in addition, there were other political groups established to oppose them. The progress of WW1 lead to such profound social and political change that the circumstances within which the TRL developed were lost in the past. Despite this, the Conservative continued to cherish the policy of tariff reforms into the 1920’s but events had overtaken them.
References:
·Henry Page-Croft and the crises of British Conservatism by Larry L. Witherell
·For Party or Country – Nationalism and the dilemmas of popular Conservatism in Edwardian England by Frans Coetzee
·http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Chamberlain#Tariff_reform:_Chamberlain.27s_last_crusade
The badge section is made from die-stamped brass with three enamels (blue, red & white) and a gilt finish. It has a strong pin attached to the reverse side with the maker’s name – Wilks, B’ham (of 76 Caroline Street) and a registration number ‘Rd No 454899’ (1905), although this badge could have been made anytime until 1914. It measures 1 ½” wide (including the pin) x 7/8” down (about 39mm x 22mm).
Nice to add to my collection of owl pins. I have all the owls found in the UK, and since visiting the Hawk Conservancy, the set now includes 2 cheeky burrowing owls, and a morepork owl (also known as boobook, mopoke or ruru).
'Speechless'
A couple of weeks back I made my 50th blood donation, and received a thank you card which moved me. Today in the post I had a package from NHS Blood and Transplant, and it contained a certificate, a '50' pin badge, a gold donor card and a letter thanking me for helping to save and improve over 100 lives. I'm speechless.
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I love my badge machine, it's the gift that keeps on giving!
Here is a set of badges I designed especially for Curiouser & Curiouser in Edinburgh, Scotland. 'Nessie' refers to the legendary Loch Ness Monster that allegedly resides in Scotlands' famous Loch Ness lake.
The badges are designed to be worn together, you can see in the pic below how they look on a T shirt.
A set of pin badges featuring the four TELETUBBIES characters from the children's TV programs of the same name. Besides their general appearance, we can tell which Teletuiibes are which from their different shaped antennae and their colour. From our left to right are: Tinky-Winky, Dispy, Laa-Laa and Po.
Teletubbies was an immemsley popular children's TV program produced by Ragdoll Productions and originally broadcast by the BBC from 1997 to 2001. Before the program's first broadcast, clever marketing whipped up public enthusiasm for the program and its merchandise to a level of buying frenzy and hysteria rarely seen.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletubbies
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DESCRIPTION:
Size: each about 1" (25mm) in height.
Material(s): diecast metal alloy with enamel paints.
Finish: gilt & front sides encapsulated in clear acrylic.
Fitting: pin & butterfly clutch fastener.
Imprint: none.
Approximate age: 1997 to 1999.
An enamel pin badge in the design of a Leyland Olympian double-decker bus in Greater Manchester Transport (GMT) livery.
I'm unsure of the history of this item - i.e. year of production, manufacturer, reason for production, and would be grateful for any details which can be brought to light.
Artwork for a hopeful future production as a pin badge in the form of this Wright Streetlite in First Cymru's Cymru Clipper Livery. £5 including P&P. Please comment or Flickr Mail if interested :)
Artwork for a hopeful future production as a pin badge in the form of this Wright Eclipse Volvo B7RLE in First Cymru's Cymru Clipper Livery. £5 including P&P. Please comment or Flickr Mail if interested :)
Artwork for a hopeful future production as a pin badge in the form of this Transbus Pointer Dart in Cardiff Bus Livery. £5 including P&P. Please comment or Flickr Mail if interested :)
Letterpress make ready badges - a by-product of setting up jobs for print. Every badge is entirely unique.
Available to buy in our shop:
theprintproject.bigcartel.com/product/letterpress-make-re...
A lovely ephemeral piece of vintage American automobilia dating to the 1930s. These items were given to motorists after an automobile service with the window spaces used to record the mileage of the next oil/grease change. This type of pinbadge (note the two vertical points) would be pinned to the driver's sun visor as an immediate visual reminder of the next service.
The pinbadge also served the purpose of promoting the garage, in this case, Harry's Auto Service in Greenlee Street, Bernard, Ohio. This would encourage the motorist to return to the same garage on a regular, rolling basis. The profile of the car shown on this badge is typical of the period and is not too dissimilar to a Durant 611, Pontiac Deluxe or a Franklin Sedan.
Photography, layout and design: Argy58
(This image also exists as a high resolution jpeg and tiff - ideal for a variety of print sizes
e.g. A4, A3, A2 and A1. The current uploaded format is for screen based viewing only: 72pi)
Artwork for a hopeful future production as a pin badge in the form of this Transbus Pointer Dart in First Cymru's Cymru Clipper Livery. £5 including P&P. Please comment or Flickr Mail if interested :)
My new badges, I think there will be a few sets, now available from my store. I love chocolate Bourbons so need a badge for that. What's your favorite biscuit or cookie?
Always great to get some motivation in the post! I've been collaborating with the awesome Veronica Dearly to magic her up some product shots for social media.
If you're looking for quirky gifts and illustrations, check out Veronica Dearly's work.
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Don't worry, I stepped away and kept it clear.
For the 365 Days Project.
Taken and sent from my iPhone.
Flowers and card for my graduation ceremony tomorrow - they were there to greet me when I got home from work!
Recently I came across a letter from an aunt many years ago, who was finding out about our family tree. I realised again that the twin sister of my father's father's father (OK, great-grandfather) ran away to the USA and became a nurse. Her name was Eliza Anne Bennett Jones, and she became private nurse to Ida McKinley, wife of the future president. This was kinda weird, as I absconded somewhat suddenly to this continent, and am now in the medical profession too - but no-one in the White House has contacted me yet.
LP sized promo card, CD, pre-recorded MiniDisc and cassette. The album wasn't released on vinyl. Also in the photo is a "Chicks Kick Ass" promo pinbadge, the same badge design is shown on the reverse of the promo card.
My Olympic adventures have drawn to a close. It had been a most enjoyable day in London & it was great to see the Olympic sites.
While I was there I picked up this pin badge as a souvenir. I thought it would make a good conclusion to my Olympic & London shots.
I hope everyone enjoys the Olympics in a few months time - Go Team GB!