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I found this image very interesting so I thought I might try here. The original text reads –
“The manager of Kinder Print Works with poster that says Vote Profumo .
This is a genuine image. Dated 1910
John Dennis Profumo, 5th Baron Profumo 30 January 1915 – 9 March 2006
His father Albert Peter Anthony Profumo (1879 born London - 20 March1940) His family made their fortune in insurance. He owned much of the Provident Life of London.
For sure not a common name in Derbyshire,
Perhaps the mystry Profumo was in fact John’s grandfather? Edited by moderator 04 April 2013 21:15:32(UTC)
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" The origins of the Profumo family were Sardinian. Jack Profumo’s great-grandfather, who had, the author tells us, ‘a swarthy aquiline appearance, which has passed strongly through the male line’, was Cavour’s principal private secretary. Jack’s grandfather, who stood unsuccessfully for Parliament in 1892 as a Liberal, founded the Provident Life Association, which created the family’s wealth. And Jack’s father, a barrister, also stood unsuccessfully for Parliament in 1910, but as a Conservative."
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I suspect that many politicians then and now are more enthusiastic about employment in the House of Commons than advancing the welfare of their constituents.
Wonder if he made any speeches in the locality of Hayfield, and what on earth the rallying message would be.
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There were two general elections in 1910. The principal item on the political agenda was the Liberal government's controversial budget of 1909. This increased taxation on the wealthy and introduced the beginnings of the welfare state. The Conservatives attempted to use the House of Lords to block the budget, creating a major constitutional crisis. I imagine Profumo would have preached the party line as presented by Balfour http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1910/jan/january-1910-conservative-manifesto.shtml
Note that at this time MP's were not paid. Salaries for MP's would not be introduced until the following year. Edited by user 30 March 2013 17:18:00(UTC)
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Both elections in 1910 were held in the winter months (January & December). The photograph does not look like a winter scene. Another mystery. |
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Oswald Partington was elected at the 1900 general election as Member of Parliament for High Peak constituency in Derbyshire, and held the seat through two further elections before his defeat at the December 1910 election.
Looks like Mr Profumo and Oswald Partington were both out of luck in their efforts ro represent the High Peak in the 1910 General Election despite their contributions to local social amenities
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From local records the Print Works closed in 1902 and was demolished 1908.
Looks like the manager pictured 1910 received very good severance pay or got to keep the company car.
The works was located just above the now Caravan site,
As a textile person I wonder what they printed very interesting.bridgemonty attached the following image(s):
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This extract from Wikipedia,perhaps contains a clue as to why Kinder Print Works Closed.
Production of printed cloth in Lancashire in 1750 was estimated to be 50,000 pieces of 30 yards (27 m), but in 1850 it was 20,000,000 pieces.
From 1888, block printing was limited to short run specialist jobs. After 1880, profits from printing became smaller, there was over capacity and the firms started to form combines.
The first was when 3 Scottish firms formed the United Turkey Red Co. Ltd in 1897, and the second, in 1899, was the much larger Calico Printers' Association. 46 printing concerns and 13 merchants combined, representing 85% of the British printing capacity. Some of this capacity was removed and in 1901 they had 48% of the trade.
In 1916, they and the other printers joined and formed a trade association. This then set minimum prices for each 'price section' of the industry. This held until 1954 when it was challenged by the government Monopolies Commission. Over the intervening period much trade had been lost overseas.
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Interesting fact from that Wikepedia article is that polyethylene terephthalate, which was developed into Terylene was discovered in The CPA labs. |
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