Nick Mansfield is Professor of History at UCLan in Preston. He has published widely on working class history and spent thirty years working in museums.Martin Wright is Senior Lecturer in History, Cardiff University.

Drawing on a wide range of artefacts, Mansfield and Wright provide a fresh approach to British labour history. The large number of beautiful illustrations are a pleasure to view, accompanied by astute assessments of each item. Much was new to me. Very enjoyable and enlightening.

• AcknowledgementsForeword by Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater ManchesterPrefaceList of images1 Understanding labour things2 Images and objects3 Preservation, collections, curation and conservation4 Directory of places that have nineteenth- century labour and working- class objectsNotesSelect bibliography

Nick Mansfield is Professor of History at UCLan in Preston. He has published widely on working class history and spent thirty years working in museums.Martin Wright is Senior Lecturer in History, Cardiff University.

Drawing on a wide range of artefacts, Mansfield and Wright provide a fresh approach to British labour history. The large number of beautiful illustrations are a pleasure to view, accompanied by astute assessments of each item. Much was new to me. Very enjoyable and enlightening.

• AcknowledgementsForeword by Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater ManchesterPrefaceList of images1 Understanding labour things2 Images and objects3 Preservation, collections, curation and conservation4 Directory of places that have nineteenth- century labour and working- class objectsNotesSelect bibliography

Nick Mansfield is Professor of History at UCLan in Preston. He has published widely on working class history and spent thirty years working in museums.Martin Wright is Senior Lecturer in History, Cardiff University.

Drawing on a wide range of artefacts, Mansfield and Wright provide a fresh approach to British labour history. The large number of beautiful illustrations are a pleasure to view, accompanied by astute assessments of each item. Much was new to me. Very enjoyable and enlightening.

• AcknowledgementsForeword by Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater ManchesterPrefaceList of images1 Understanding labour things2 Images and objects3 Preservation, collections, curation and conservation4 Directory of places that have nineteenth- century labour and working- class objectsNotesSelect bibliography