Berthold's political handkerchief

The radical journalist Henry Berthold published his political newspaper in London in 1831 on cotton in an attempt to avoid the stamp duty on paper. In total ten issues were published before the Stamp Office decided that cloth printed with text was subject to the same duties as paper and vendors of the publication were arrested. Berthold led the the National Union of Working Classes in campaigning for universal male suffrage. In 1833 Berthold was convicted for shoplifting and was transported to Australia. He died in Port Macquarie hospital in 1838. See Old Bailey on online http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=t18331128-23-defend358&div=t18331128-23#highlight [accessed 28/04/2016 AW].