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Actions	Plate - Nine Hours Movement Remove from selection Add to selection TitlePlate - Nine Hours Movement ReferencePLATE/MISC/011 Date 1871 Production date 1871 - 1871 Scope and ContentPlate to celebrate Burnett, the King of the nine hours movement. Illustrated with an image of John Burnett and images of birds, butterflies and roses. There is text around the image of Burnett reading: Burnett. The King of the nine hours movement. The strike of 7500 men commenced Whit Monday 1871. Other text on the plate reads: In presenting a portrait of the 9 hours King W Snowball congratulates the Tyneside men on their victory. W Snowball, Kent House, High St., Gateshead. A [bird] in the [hand] is worth two in the [bush]. Wilful waste makes woeful want. Black silk dress goods of every description. Aberdeen winceys from 2d to 1/6 per yard. Jackets, mantles, furs and shawls. Plain and fancy scarfes, corsets and crinolines Extent1 ceramic plate Physical descriptionDiameter: 230mm. Shape: Round, scalloped rim. Colour. Materials: Clay, glaze, paint. Method: Stencil, stamp. Manufacturer: J Wardle LanguageEnglish Persons keywordBurnett, John (1842–1914) Subject9 hour day, Hours of work, Strikes Conditions governing accessOpen Levelfile Normal locationMiscellaneous Plates Box 1 (Room 32)

TitlePlate - Nine Hours Movement

ReferencePLATE/MISC/011

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1871

Production date 1871 - 1871

Scope and ContentPlate to celebrate Burnett, the King of the nine hours movement. Illustrated with an image of John Burnett and images of birds, butterflies and roses. There is text around the image of Burnett reading: Burnett. The King of the nine hours movement. The strike of 7500 men commenced Whit Monday 1871. Other text on the plate reads: In presenting a portrait of the 9 hours King W Snowball congratulates the Tyneside men on their victory. W Snowball, Kent House, High St., Gateshead. A [bird] in the [hand] is worth two in the [bush]. Wilful waste makes woeful want. Black silk dress goods of every description. Aberdeen winceys from 2d to 1/6 per yard. Jackets, mantles, furs and shawls. Plain and fancy scarfes, corsets and crinolines

Extent1 ceramic plate

Physical descriptionDiameter: 230mm. Shape: Round, scalloped rim. Colour. Materials: Clay, glaze, paint. Method: Stencil, stamp. Manufacturer: J Wardle

LanguageEnglish

Persons keywordBurnett, John (1842–1914)

Subject9 hour day, Hours of work, Strikes

Conditions governing accessOpen

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Normal locationMiscellaneous Plates Box 1 (Room 32)

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