Fortune of War cafe, WW1
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Fortune of War cafe, WW1
Page of illustrations by Samuel Begg in The Illustrated London News, depicting scenes at a Fortune of War caf頩 n London. The idea for the cafes was thought up by Lieut. J E. Latham (an invalided officers of the South Staffordshire Territorials) and they were intended to provide congenial and well-paid employment to disabled men. The first began in Kilburn and was followed by cafes in Hackney, Aldgate and Edgware Road. The scheme was run on sound business principles and there was no sense of charity. Each caf頣 ost about 400 to set up. The men employed received 2 a week with free meals. Prices charged to customers were extremely moderate. The public were invited to invest in the caf鳠 any sum from 10 upwards at 6%. Investors of 50 or more could nominate disabled men for employment. The top image shows the interior of a caf頷 ith curtains drawn on account of the bad weather. The cafes were intended to mimic the outdoor cafes of France. Date: 1918
Media ID 14376250
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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