14 RARE ANTIQUE IRISH HOME RULE PAPER BAGS 1870S- EDWARD DUGGAN BALLYBRICKEN, For Sale

for sale is a museum grade archive of 14 authentic 19th century irish political ephemera paper bags.these were called quarter pound or half pound tea & dry goods bags.size 8\" x 4\".unissued \" new old stock\" from EDWARD DUGGAN family grocers, wine and spirit store located at 43/44 ballybricken, waterford, ireland.dating to the home rule movement of the 1870s nationlist shopkeepers like EDWARD DUGGAN commisioned these bags to wrap everyday goods turning daily commerce into political campaign material.