Tag: post-war Britain
The Revolutionary Toplin Shirt: How 13th October 1956 Changed the Textile Industry Forever
On 13th October 1956, workers at Harry Rael-Brook's factory in New Cross, London, packed the first batch of the groundbreaking Toplin shirt, a crease-proof garment that would revolutionize the textile industry. This moment marked the intersection of techn...
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9 Dec, 05:23 PM
The Defiance at Austin Factory: The 4th August 1956 Stand Against the Strike
On 4th August 1956, three workers at the Austin Motor Company factory in Birmingham made a bold stand by continuing to work in defiance of a union-led strike order. This act of defiance, during a time of post-war labor unrest, sparked debates about the ro...
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9 Dec, 05:17 PM