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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Three fabric patches depicting the Non-Binary Flag, Trans Flag and the Trans Symbol, mounted on a card titled 'THE TIN WARDROBE'. Brown handwritten luggage tag attached.
Tag reads 'THESE PATCHES WERE TRULY AN EXPERIMENT IN HOW CHEAPLY WE COULD MAKE IRON ON PATCHES. FOR A GRASSROOTS NON PROFIT EVERY PENNY COUNTS SO WE REALLY WERE TRYING TO MAKE PRODUCTS FOR AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE. WE STILL FOLLOW THIS ETHOS TODAY (OUT OF NECESSITY THAN ANYTHING) WITH OUR PACKAGING FOR ORDERS BEING MADE FROM RECYCLED MEDICAL PACKAGING, AND WORKING OUT OF A STORAGE LOCK UP WITH NO ELECTRICITY. RUNNING THE BACK END OF [End of front of tag, text continues on the back] THE WEBSITE ON A SECOND HAND CHROMEBOOK. THESE CRAPPY BADGES MADE OF HEM TAPE AND PAINT MARKERS REPRESENT THE WAY MARGINALISED PROJECTS TRY TO BUILD SOMETHING WORTHWHILE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL MOT/CTDOV/002.2 11cm/11cm'.
Collected as part of the Museum of Transology National Day of Collecting in collaboration with Trans Pride Uk on 27 April 2024. The event was held in partnership with Amgueddfa Cymru at St Fagans National Museum of History. Donated to Amgueddfa Cymru by the Museum of Transology in 2026.
