Mrs Taffy's Elixir St Nicholas Olave Showing two young French women

Showing two young French women surrounded by English servants chatting while they complete dressing

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Bird's-eye view of Christ's Hospital as it was in 1720

Mrs Taffy's Elixir St Nicholas Olave Showing two young French women'Mrs Taffy's Elixir', 1873. The Union representative in the centre is told that, had the workers had a vote, they would not have voted to strike. This cartoon relates to the strike action taken by 10,000 ironmasters' colliers in Glamorgan and Monmouthshire at the beginning of 1873. The knock on effect was to put a further 60,000 ironworkers, temporarily at least, out of work. Punch disapproved of the numerous strikes being taken by workers in various