Printed Ephemera — 1992-05
The Big Issue
Issue number 8 (May 1992) of 'The Big Issue', a news and current-affairs magazine sold on the streets by vendors from London's homeless community. The magazine aims to help those living on the streets to earn a legal income, and all profits are reinvested in services assisting the homeless. The Big Issue was launched in September 1991, initially as a monthly publication in London. Over the next 15 years the sales of the magazine grew to over 130,000 a year in England and Wales.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- NN16286
- Object name:
- The Big Issue
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- Production date:
- 1992-05
- Material:
machine-made wove paper, printing ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 420 mm, W 290 mm (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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