A sick man in a bed, receiving support from members of his friendly society. Engraving and letterpress, 1800.
- Date:
- 1800
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- 35064i
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One of the activities of friendly societies in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was the organization of insurance against sickness. In the engraving, the sick man receives a coin from one of the officers of the society. A copy of this poster, headed "Rules", is posted up on the wall near the sick man's bed
Publication/Creation
[King's Norton, Worcestershire.] : [A society of tradesmen], 1800 (Birmingham : J. Belcher, Printer)
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1 print : engraving
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Rules and orders to be observed by a society of tradesmen, Who have agreed to meet at the house of Francis Palmer, the Red Lion, now the house of William Guest, and the pack horse, near King's Wood, in the parish of King's Norton, in the county of Worcester. These articles made the 26th January, 1782 and amended the 4th of June, 1800. ...
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Wellcome Collection 35064i
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