Sep 30, 2010 - Sale 2223

Sale 2223 - Lot 226

Price Realized: $ 3,360
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
(BUTCHERS.) Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen banner for Local 498. Painted silk banner over heavy linen with embroidered tassels and fringe, 71 x 36 inches, folding to 53 x 36-inch display size; silk split in some areas with minor loss, slight paint chipping in image area, lacking original roller and one tassel. Sacramento, CA, nd

Additional Details

As attractive an old union banner as could be hoped for, with bold gilt lettering and a handsome steer's head as its centerpiece. This California local was founded in 1911, and merged with the United Food and Commercial Workers in 1979. The banner appears to be from the early years of the local.