BADGES

Object Name: BADGE; stamp
Date Made: c.1974
c.1974
Description: Pin fastening badge with a piece of sponge adhered onto a piece of white cardboard which has the Ulster Vanguard Party Badge stamped on it. These were worn to show support during the Ulster Workers' Council strike after Prime Minster Harold Wilson referred to the strikers and strike leaders as spongers.
Materials: foam rubber, cardboard
Catalogue Number: BELUM.O165.1976
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