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Pits and Perverts, t-shirt

T-shirt 'Pits and Perverts Lesbians & Gay Men Support the Miners 1984-1985'. Produced for the 40th anniversary of the original benefit gig. This is a colourised version of the original produced in 1984. Original card tag attached with rope to manufacturer's label.

T-shirt of white cotton jersey fabric, with side seams. Multi-coloured print across chest in yellow, pink, red and pale blue, depicting a head of a miner (skin printed in pink), wearing a yellow safety helmet, against a stylised British flag in pale blue. Red lipstick lip-print across mouth. White bar across the eyes.

Inscription as bars of black with white text superimposed on the image:

LESBIANS AND GAYS SUPPORT THE MINERS PRESENT PITS AND PERVERTS 40TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY AT THE ELECTRIC BALLROOM - CAMDEN THURSDAY 16 MAY 2024

The zero in '40' is made up of the miner's lamp attached to the helmet

Underneath the lower PL of image is the inscription: 'DESIGN © KEVIN FRANKLIN 2024'

Pits and Perverts, t-shirt
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Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

2024.4/1

Measurements

Length (mm): 72

Categories

2020s

Classification

trade union/industrial relations LGBTQ+ strikes
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