Worshipful Company Of Brewers Of London Beer Ale History 100+ Y/O Trade Ad Card

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Worshipful Company Of Brewers Of London Beer Ale History 100+ Y/O Trade Ad Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 100+ Y/O TRADE  ADVERTISING CARD
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BREWERS  OF LONDON
The Worshipful Company of Brewers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London.
London brewers are known to have organised as a group in the 13th century. Their first royal
charter was granted by Henry VI in 1438. In 1643 Parliament imposed excise taxes on beer,
ale, and malt, steadily increasing them until gin became cheaper, causing the growth of
unlicensed breweries, and in 1685 James II extended the company's jurisdiction to 8 miles
around London and its suburbs. In 1739 it adopted new by-laws, which included the
requirement for members to "enter into a bond in ,00 with the company against any
expenses of their being elected to the office of sheriff or lord mayor". The company started to
go into decline about 1750.
NOTE:
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE
THE CARD DIMENTIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
THIS CARDS IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION
-
IT WAS PRINTED 100+ YEARS AGO
IT IS NOT PERFECT AND THIS CARD MAY HAVE
SLIGHT PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - ROUNDED CORNERS - SURFACE CREASE
SEE THE IMAGES ABOVE!
City livery companies date back to the 12th century when they had the power to determine who could
trade, set prices and wages and ensure the quality of the relevant trade or activity.
A guild is an association of artisans or merchants who oversee the practice of their craft in a particular
town. The earliest types of guild were formed as confraternities of tradesmen. They were organized in a
manner something between a professional association, trade union, a cartel, and a secret society. They
often depended on grants of letters patent by a monarch or other authority to enforce the flow of trade to
their self-employed members, and to retain ownership of tools and the supply of materials. A lasting
legacy of traditional guilds are the guildhalls constructed and used as meeting places. Guild members who
were found guilty of cheating on the public would be fined or banned from the guild.
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