Price: 4.00 euro
Pin from Hungary about Labour day 1951.
Labour Day (or International Worker’s Day) is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement, socialists and anarchists.
Labour day was established in 1890 as an international protest day for demanding a 8 hour working day, labour rights and for keeping the peace.
Price: 1.50 euro
Hungarian pin about May 1. Labour day.
Labour Day (or International Worker’s Day) is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement, socialists and anarchists.
Labour day was established in 1890 as an international protest day for demanding a 8 hour working day, labour rights and for keeping the peace.
Price: 1.50 euro
This pin is from Hungary wich contains the initials of Manfred Weis Steel and Metal Works. In 1892 they moved to a new factory.
The Manfred Weiss Steel and Metal Works was one of the largest machine factories in Hungary, located on Csepel island. It was the second largest industrial enterprise in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, and the biggest industrial enterprise in the Hungarian half of the Empire. It played an integral role in the heavy industry and military production.
By the time of World War I the company was one of largest defense contractors in Austria-Hungary, producing all types of equipment, from airplanes and munitions to automotive engines and cars.
By the outbreak of World War II the company had become a modern industrial conglomerate, with over 40,000 employees, a large part of its management remained largely composed of Hungarian Jews. When Nazi Germany overran Hungary in 1944, the majority of them were arrested by the Gestapo.
Badly damaged by Allied air raids and eventually pillaged during World War II, the company continued in existence until 1950, when it was nationalised and renamed to Iron and Metal Works NV.
The Manfred Weiss Steel factory in 1901 a complex with more than 32 factory’s.
Manfred Weiss 1857-1922
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This Hungarian pin says:”Young Builder”. This pin is about the communistic youth movement. Wich was part of the communistisc party.
Price: 1.50 euro.
This pin is for celebrating “Revolutionary Youth Day 1977”. This was celebrated on March 15th. every year and was from the Communist Union of Youth, the youth wing of the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party. The holiday existed from 1968 to 1988.
Price: 1.50 euro
Hungary communist pin for participation in a Socialist Workers Brigade.
Workers at a work place were divided in workers brigades. Some big factory could have more than 100 brigades. The most productive brigades were awarded with these pins.
The organisation instilled socialist politics into its members such as working hard to build a better future for all fellow socialists and the idea of an extended friendship towards other like minded individuals
The socialist workers brigade started in 1959, these pin are from the 1960’s.
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A Workers Guardian was a worker who was trained much like the miliairy in order for the civil defense of Hungary. The militairy budget of Hungary was drastically reduced in order to give the people a better living standard.
Millions of working class people (labours) trained with rifles, mortars, machine guns and artillery to support the regular army in case of war. All this was originated by Janos Kadar who was the communist leader of Hungary who ruled over Hungary from 1956 untill his retirement in 1988. He ruled for 32 years and died in 1989.
Janos Kadar.
Price: 6.00 euro
This pin is a graduation badge of a commander of the Workers Militia in Hungary.
The Workers Militia was a paramilitairy organization in Hungary from 1956 to 1989. Their aim was to defend the means of production and was a voluntairy service.
Starting with 20,000 members, it gradually developed into a large armed force (60,000 strong), although they were never deployed.
In 1989 a majority of the people spoke out in a referendum with 94% against the militia. After this referendum the militia was dismantled.
Price: 5.00 euro
Size: 6×4 cm./2.4 x 1.6 inch.
Weight: 17gr./0.5oz.
Workers at a work place were divided in workers brigades. Some big factory could have more than 100 brigades. The most productive brigades were awarded with these pins.
The organisation instilled socialist politics into its members such as working hard to build a better future for all fellow socialists and the idea of an extended friendship towards other like minded individuals
The socialist workers brigade started in 1959, these pin are from the 1960’s.
There were 4 classes of pins: gold, silver, green and bronze.
Price: 5.00
Size: 6×4 cm. / 2.4 x 1.6 inch.
Weight: 17gr./0.5oz.
Hungary communist pin for participation in a Socialist Workers Brigade.
Workers at a work place were divided in workers brigades. Some big factory could have more than 100 brigades. The most productive brigades were awarded with these pins.
The organisation instilled socialist politics into its members such as working hard to build a better future for all fellow socialists and the idea of an extended friendship towards other like minded individuals
The socialist workers brigade started in 1959, these pin are from the 1960’s.
There were 3 classes of pins: gold, silver and green.
Price: 5.00 euro
Size: 6×4 cm./2.4×1.6 inch.
Weight: 17gr./0.5oz.
Hungary communist pin for participation in a Socialist Workers Brigade.
Workers at a work place were divided in workers brigades. Some big factory could have more than 100 brigades. The most productive brigades were awarded with these pins.
The organisation instilled socialist politics into its members such as working hard to build a better future for all fellow socialists and the idea of an extended friendship towards other like minded individuals
The socialist workers brigade started in 1959, these pin are from the 1960’s.
There were 3 classes of pins: gold, silver and green.
Price: 5.00 euro
Size: 6×4 cm. / 2.4 x 1.6 inch.
Weight: 17gr./0.5oz.
Hungary communist pin for participation in a Socialist Workers Brigade.
Workers at a work place were divided in workers brigades. Some big factory could have more than 100 brigades. The most productive brigades were awarded with these pins.
The organisation instilled socialist politics into its members such as working hard to build a better future for all fellow socialists and the idea of an extended friendship towards other like minded individuals
The socialist workers brigade started in 1959, these pin are from the 1960’s.
There were 3 classes of pins: gold, silver and green.
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