A badge for a trade union for workers at the Grimsby fishing port, once the largest in the world. It started with 14 members in 1896 and reached a peak of 1232 in 1912. As the port declined so did the membership and it merged into the TGWU in 1976.
Badge of the Grimsby Steam Fishing Vessel Engineers Union
Photo: North Lincolnshire Museum CC By SA2.0
Object type: Badge
Period: Modern
Primary material: Copper alloy
Date found: 15/02/2023
Location: East Lindsey, Lincolnshire