Worshipful Company Of Mercers Of London 100+ Y/O Trade Ad Card

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Worshipful Company Of Mercers Of London 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.
ORIGINAL 100+ Y/O TRADE  ADVERTISING CARD
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF MERCERS OF LONDON
The Worshipful Company of Mercers is the premier Livery Company of the City of London
and ranks first in the order of precedence of the Companies. It is the first of the Great Twelve
City Livery Companies. Although of even older origin, the Company was incorporated under
a Royal Charter in 1394, the Company's earliest extant Charter. The Company's aim was to
act as a trade association for general merchants, and especially for exporters of wool and
importers of velvet, silk and other luxurious fabrics (mercers). By the 16th century many
members of the Company had lost any connection with the original trade. Today, the
Company exists primarily as a charitable institution, supporting a variety of causes. The
Company's motto is Honor Deo, Latin for "Honour to God".
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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