USA. Ribbon - Laborers Union, Hod Carriers. Local Union 149, Aurora, Ill., 1903

USA. Ribbon - Laborers Union, Hod Carriers. Local Union 149, Aurora, Ill., 1903.

International Hod Carriers, Building - Common Laborers Union America. IHCB & CLU of America, Aurora Ill, (Local Union 149) was founded 13 April 1903.

Length, 30 cm.

A hod carrier is a laborer who carries bricks to a bricklayer. The bricks are loaded into a “hod”, a V-shaped trough mounted on top of a long pole. The laborer carries the hod over his shoulder.