Band Of Mercy

Band Of Mercy Club Button Museum
Category
Club
Additional Images
Band Of Mercy button back Club Button Museum
Sub Categories
Illustrations
Text on Button BAND OF MERCEY A.H.E.S.
Image Description

Five pointed white star on dark blue background. Gold text above and below with narrow gold outer rim. 
Back Paper / Back Info

American Humane Education Society Offices at Boston Buttons Made by Ehrman Mfg. Co. Boston. 
Curl Text Ehrman Mfg. Co. Boston.
Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
13/16 inch
The Manufacturer
Ehrman MFG CO
Additional Information

The  Band of Mercy indicates a group of school children who had pledged to be kind to animals and to keep them from cruel usage, first formed in 1882 as an extension of the MSPCA.  Soon there were hundreds of Bands of Mercy nationwide, totaling approximately 250,000 children.
Catalog ID CL0029