Soap Box Collection

James Dempsey MP, Member of Parliament for Coatbridge and Airdrie from 1959 until he died in office in 1982, pictured speaking to workers at a gathering February 1966

Socialist Speaker, engraved by W. Strong, 1891 (engraving)
621404 Socialist Speaker, engraved by W. Strong, 1891 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Stump Speaking (oil on canvas)
BBC186480 Stump Speaking (oil on canvas) by Bingham, George Caleb (1811-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: painting in the Boatmans Bank Collection, St)

Advertisement for Ivory Soap, c. 1890 (colour litho)
PNP382189 Advertisement for Ivory Soap, c.1890 (colour litho) by Anschutz, Thomas Pollock (1851-1912) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Girl Sitting In Soap Box Sledge (chromolitho)
733485 Girl Sitting In Soap Box Sledge (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: GIrl Sitting In Soap Box Sledge.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Ferguson preaching to the rebels the day before the defeat of the Monmouth Rebellion
XJF143485 Ferguson preaching to the rebels the day before the defeat of the Monmouth Rebellion (woodcut) (b/w photo) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Smithfield Parliament: Universal Suffrage, published by Thomas Tegg, July 1819
XJF140287 The Smithfield Parliament: Universal Suffrage, published by Thomas Tegg, July 1819 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Beginning of the French Revolution, 12 July 1789, Paris (gouache on card)
XIR101767 The Beginning of the French Revolution, 12 July 1789, Paris (gouache on card) by Lesueur Brothers, (18th century); 36x53.5 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Soapbox auto race at July 4th celebration, at Salisbury, Maryland. Date 1940 July

Sunday afternoon, Victoria Park
A Sunday afternoon lecture in Victoria Park, London. A well-dressed crowd listen to a speaker from the nearby Oxford House

The Economy Campaign
In the new climate of thrift during World War One, this family economises by eating pets, fashioning a pram out of a soapbox and drowning the family dog

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Step right up and take a seat on the time-honored soap box, a symbol of free speech and democratic debate since the days of James Dempsey MP, Scotland's Socialist Speaker, engraved by W. Strong in 1891. Join the tradition of passionate orators, from the Stump Speaking oil on canvas, to the advertisement for Ivory Soap from the late 1800s, and the Girl Sitting In Soap Box Sledge chromolitho. Witness the fiery speeches of Ferguson to the Monmouth Rebels, the chaos of The Smithfield Parliament: Universal Suffrage, and the beginning of the French Revolution. Cheer on the competitors in the Soapbox auto race at July 4th celebrations, or simply enjoy a leisurely Sunday afternoon in Victoria Park. Let your voice be heard as we navigate the complexities of The Economy Campaign. Soapbox, the great equalizer, where ideas and passion collide, and every voice matters.