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Abe Moffat, President of the National Union of Mineworkers, Scottish Area (1942–1961)

© the copyright holder. Image credit: National Mining Museum Scotland

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This portrait was presented to Mrs Helen Moffat by the Arniston Branch of the National Union of Mineworkers 'in appreciation of the valuable service given by Abe to the miners'. It was later gifted by Helen Moffat to the National Union of Mineworkers, Scottish Area.

National Mining Museum Scotland

Newtongrange

Title

Abe Moffat, President of the National Union of Mineworkers, Scottish Area (1942–1961)

Date

1961

Medium

acrylic on card

Measurements

H 64.6 x W 47.2 cm

Accession number

2000.0537

Acquisition method

gift from the National Union of Mineworkers, Scottish Area, 1989

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

1. R. WOLSTEIN 1961 2. ABE MOFFAT - SCOTTISH AREA N.U.M. 1942 - 1961 PRESENTED TO MRS HELEN MOFFAT BY ARNISTON BRANCH N.U.M. IN APPRECIATION OF THE VALUABLE SERVICE GIVEN BY ABE TO THE MINERS AND GIFTED TO SCOTTISH AREA N.U.M. BY MRS. HELEN MOFFAT

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National Mining Museum Scotland

Lady Victoria Colliery, Dalkeith, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4QN Scotland

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