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Creator:
Bundles for Britain, Inc
Title(s):
Bundles for Britain.
Published/Created:
New York : Economy Novelty & Printing Company, between 1940 and 1945.
Physical Description:
1 button ; 2 cm in diameter
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
GT2280 .P2e Flat A
Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund
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Rare Books and Manuscripts
GT2280 .P2f Flat A
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
The Bundles for Britain initiative was started in 1940 by Wales Latham, of New York, to provide knitted goods for British troops during the Second World War. The program grew quickly to an organization with 975 branches and almost a million contributors, affiliated with the British War Relief Society.
The manufacturer's name ("Economy Novelty & Printing Company") is printed in small letters along the edge of the button.
The button depicts the flags of the United States and Great Britain, between the words "Bundles for Britain."
Subject Terms:
British War Relief Society (U.S.)
Bundles for Britain, Inc.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief -- Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- United States.
Form/Genre:
Pin-back buttons -- Specimens.
Buttons (information artifacts)
Contributors:
British War Relief Society (U.S.)
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