David Lloyd George SOLD
A “plaster of Paris” model of David Lloyd George which is hand painted, with the inscription “Let him lick his own stamps”, which refers to Lloyd George’s introduction of the National Insurance Bill in 1911 and the opposition it attracted
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“… It was a measure intended to establish compulsory health and unemployment insurance schemes. It attracted much opposition from those with vested interests, from some on the left, and especially from the right. One aspect of the protest was an anti-stamp licking campaign which reached its climax with a Mistresses and Maids rally at the Albert Hall. After shouting “We won’t pay!” and “Taffy is a Welshman, Taffy is a thief!”, the rally culminated in a speech by Lady Desart in which she attacked Lloyd George violently and finished with her rallying cry, “England … never did nor never shall lie at the proud foot of a conqueror.” The measure was passed and became law and was implemented in the following years……” taken from National Library of Wales web-site http://www.llgc.org.uk/ardd/dlgeorge/dlg0053.htm
This model could be filled with water, which was poured through a hole in the hat and then a stamp could be dampened by placing it in the open mouth.
The figure is 8” high x 3 ¼” wide x 5 ¼” deep.
There is some wear to the paint and a few nibbles to the edges of the hat, but overall in sound condition.
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