Skills tested in Olympic event for the workers

Item

Code
WSI_0909
Title
Skills tested in Olympic event for the workers
Description
A photocopy of an article in the English national press by Ian Mackinnon. In the 'Home News' section. Coverage of the 1989 Competition in Birmingham. The article includes details on how the UK 'athletes' were prepared for the Competition. An issue in the men's hairdressing competition is described and there is coverage of the bricklaying and jewellery competitions. In jewellery the competitors worked behind bars due to the cost of the gold which was £2,000.
Class
Information
Item name
News clipping
Condition
Good
Source-name
WorldSkills UK (Donated by Christine Vokins)
Source-country
UK-United Kingdom
Received date (year)
2022
Location
WorldSkills Archive - Madrid
Event-type
Competition event
Event-range
Worldwide
Event-city
Birmingham
Event-country
UK-United Kingdom
Author
Ian Mackinnon
Format
Physical
Dimensions-height (cm)
21.0
Dimensions-width (cm)
29.7
Pages
1
Language-text
English
Units
1
Item sets
Document
Media
WSI_0909.pdf

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