Letter from woodworkers' union to Donal Cooper, 23/04/1963

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Code: WSI_2186
Title: Letter from woodworkers' union to Donal Cooper, 23/04/1963
Description: Letter from woodworkers' union to Donal Cooper, 23/04/1963 (photocopy)
Subject: A congratulatory letter and invitation to Donal Cooper from the Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers, a trade union
Following his win in the junior joinery category at Gijon the previous year, the young Irish apprentice received a letter from the London-based trade union informing him that he was gifted a tool chest, and invited to attend their annual conference in England where he was to be presented with the prize – all expenses paid.
The “very fine prize” as it was described by the letter’s author, the union’s general secretary, contained tools worth 50 pounds – a great sum in those days. Such an honour was meant to encourage hard-working young apprentices at the beginning of their careers and provide incentives for others to take up the trade.
Date: 1962 See all items with this value
Class: Communication See all items with this value
Item name: Letter See all items with this value
Condition: Good
Source-name: Michael Casserly
Source-country: IE-Ireland
Location: WorldSkills Archive - Madrid
Insurance-policy: 12103409
Skill-name: Joinery See all items with this value
Event-type: Competition event
Event-range: Worldwide
Event-city: Gijón
Event-country: ES-Spain See all items with this value
Format: Physical
Dimensions-height (cm): 29.7
Language-text: English
Included in: WorldSkills Museum: reproduction See all items with this value

Item sets: Document

Media: WSI_2186.pdf