Button

Object Name:

Button

Object ID:

1990.019.07

Creator:

Ehrman Manufacturing Company -- Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Malden, MA

Date:

1917-1918

Description:

Pin button. "I OWN A / LIBERTY / BOND" in red, white, and blue with figure of the Statue of Liberty. Printed paper label on reverse: "Ehrman / MALDEN, MASS.", with two union bugs. Brass pin on reverse.

Material:

Metal
Paper

Dimensions:

Dia-0.875 inches

Provenance:

From home of Henry E. Chamberlin (1854-1929), West Concord, NH. Belonged to Harriet Goudie of Concord, aunt of Ross Smart. Ms. Goudie resided at McKerley Nursing Home in Concord at time of donation, and gift was made in her honor.

Credit Line:

Gift of Ross Smart, in honor of Harriet Goudie

People:

Chamberlin, Henry E. (1854-1929), Goudie, Harriet E. (1900-1994), Smart, Ross

Subjects:

Liberty bonds, Button badges, Bonds (Negotiable instruments), World War I, Statue of Liberty