Mrs Taffy's Elixir St Nicholas Olave to the excitement of the

to the excitement of the residents who line the route

here shown in the clogs and uniform of the working man

Barrels wait on the wharf

and shoppers

Stephen's Academy'

Mrs Taffy's Elixir St Nicholas Olave to the excitement of the'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