Worshipful Company of Turners Wood Lathe London England 100+ Y/O Trade Card

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Worshipful Company of Turners Wood Lathe London England 100+ Y/O Trade Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 100+ Y/O TRADE  ADVERTISING CARD
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF TURNERS
The Worshipful Company of Turners is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London.
The Turners' Company is one of the oldest Livery Companies in the City of
London. Its origins go back to early medieval times: the first reference to a London
turner dates to 1189. The medieval Company was a trade guild, set up to protect
the interests of its members, whose skill was to turn and shape wooden objects on
a lathe. They laid down standards for their products; they had a strict system of
apprenticeship; they restricted competition from outsiders; and they collected for
charity and funeral expenses. Unlike the richer Livery Companies the Turners were
craftsmen, not merchants. Yet at a time when many everyday necessities, like
chairs, cups and plates, were turned products, successful London turners could
make a good living by the standards of the day.
NOTE:
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE
THE CARD DIMENTIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
THIS CARDS IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION
-
IT WAS PRINTED 100+ YEARS AGO
IT IS NOT PERFECT AND THIS CARD MAY HAVE
SLIGHT PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - ROUNDED CORNERS - SURFACE CREASE
SEE THE IMAGES ABOVE!
City livery companies date back to the 12th century when they had the power to determine who could
trade, set prices and wages and ensure the quality of the relevant trade or activity.
A guild is an association of artisans or merchants who oversee the practice of their craft in a particular
town. The earliest types of guild were formed as confraternities of tradesmen. They were organized in a
manner something between a professional association, trade union, a cartel, and a secret society. They
often depended on grants of letters patent by a monarch or other authority to enforce the flow of trade to
their self-employed members, and to retain ownership of tools and the supply of materials. A lasting
legacy of traditional guilds are the guildhalls constructed and used as meeting places. Guild members who
were found guilty of cheating on the public would be fined or banned from the guild.
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