I Own a Liberty Bond button

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Collection Type

Clothing and Accessories

Date

1914-1918

GUSN

GUSN-222719

Description

Round I Own a Liberty Bond button with blue background and red trim with pin fastener. Image of the Statue of Liberty and text in white.

Details

Descriptive Terms

buttons (information artifacts)
metal
Button

Inscription

"I own a Liberty Bond" (printed)
"Ehrman / Malden, Mass." (printed)
"Union Label / Local. No. 3 / Lithographers / of America / Boston" (printed)
"Allied printing / Trades Council / Union label / Boston" (printed)
"16" (printed)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Ehrman Mfg. Co. (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Malden, Massachusetts, United States

Dimensions

1/16 (H), 14/16 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.3377

Places

Massachusetts (United States)
Malden (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

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