"Me For The Boy" Button

DateBefore 1914

DimensionsOverall: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)

Credit LineGift of Jessie Robins, London, Ontario, 1980

Object number1980.043.045

Label TextThis is a pre-First World War (1914-1918) pro-Temperance button. Its owner would have been satisfied when the federal government enacted prohibition in 1917. This measure was intended to prevent waste, maximize efficiency and preserve grain resources by banning the manufacture, import and sale of alcohol. Prohibition was repealed shortly after the war.

NameButton, Promotional