A halfpenny tax per box was put on matches in 1871. Matchmakers were some of the most poorly paid works in the East End of London. Their march from Bethnal Green to Whitehall resulted in the tax being withdrawn. Engraving c1880.
A halfpenny tax per box was put on matches in 1871. Matchmakers were some of the most poorly paid works in the East End of London. Their march from Bethnal Green to Whitehall resulted in the tax being withdrawn. Engraving c1880.
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