Worshipful Company of Saddlers London England Horse Saddles 100+ Y/O Trade Card

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Worshipful Company of Saddlers London England Horse Saddles 100+ Y/O Trade Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 100+ Y/O TRADE  ADVERTISING CARD
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF  SADDLERS
The Worshipful Company of Saddlers is one of the Livery Companies of the City
of London. A Guild of Saddlers, the Company's predecessor, is thought to have
been an Anglo-Saxon Craft Guild - it certainly existed at some point in the eleventh
century. The Guild became a Company when a Royal Charter of Incorporation
was granted by King Edward III in 1363. The City granted the Company the right
to regulate the trade of saddle-making; all saddlers in and within two miles of the
City were subject to the Company's regulations. However, the powers of the
Company, which has existed on the same site at Cheapside (formerly West Chepe)
since 1160, were eroded over time.
Nowadays the Company retains strong affiliations with the saddlery trade,
sponsoring the Society of Master Saddlers and giving prizes for deserving young
riders at equestrian events. The Company is an institution which is charitable rather
than a charitable institution and it supports many good causes and sponsors
scholarships at Alleyn's School, has strong links with the Household Cavalry and
the King's Troop R.H.A. as well as with other regiments and Livery Companies
traditionally involved with leather or horses.
NOTE:
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE
THE CARD DIMENTIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
THIS CARDS IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION
-
IT WAS PRINTED 100+ YEARS AGO
IT IS NOT PERFECT AND THIS CARD MAY HAVE
SLIGHT PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - ROUNDED CORNERS - SURFACE CREASE
SEE THE IMAGES ABOVE!
City livery companies date back to the 12th century when they had the power to determine who could
trade, set prices and wages and ensure the quality of the relevant trade or activity.
A guild is an association of artisans or merchants who oversee the practice of their craft in a particular
town. The earliest types of guild were formed as confraternities of tradesmen. They were organized in a
manner something between a professional association, trade union, a cartel, and a secret society. They
often depended on grants of letters patent by a monarch or other authority to enforce the flow of trade to
their self-employed members, and to retain ownership of tools and the supply of materials. A lasting
legacy of traditional guilds are the guildhalls constructed and used as meeting places. Guild members who
were found guilty of cheating on the public would be fined or banned from the guild.
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