Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2018.040.007 |
Object Name |
Pin, Insignia |
Title |
I.O.D.E. Pin with 1939 Top Bar |
Date |
1939+ |
Year Range from |
1939 |
Year Range to |
1983 |
Made |
Birks-Ellis |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
An enamelled I.O.D.E. badge pin, formerly used by an Earl Grey I.O.D.E. member. This example has a top bar with red enamelling and "1939" in brass numerals. Two short brass chains attach it to the crowned white/red/dark blue enamelled insignia piece. Stamped on the back is "Birks-Ellis Reg. Sterling." |
Provenance |
Manufactured by Birks-Ellis. Issued to a member of the Earl Grey I.O.D.E. at Owen Sound, Grey County. The Earl Grey I.O.D.E. Chapter was inaugurated on May 18, 1905. The women of the group did a lot of fundraising war work during the First and Second World War time periods. For Canadians, the Second World War began in 1939. This badge was issued to Estelle Bonnell (nee Jasper) of Owen Sound (wife of Ernest Bonnell, usually known as E. D. Bonnell). She last kept it with her at the Lee Manor Retirement Home before she passed it on to the Earl Grey Chapter on December 5, 1983. The item was collected by and last owned by Alice Holland (née Mock) of Owen Sound. She belonged to a different I.O.D.E. chapter. |
Collection |
Organizational/Government Collection |
Material |
Brass/Enamel |
Dimensions |
W-2.6 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Bonnell, E. D. Bonnell, Estelle |
Subjects |
Women Organizations Patriotic societies Fund raising |
Search Terms |
Earl Grey Chapter (I.O.D.E.) Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (I.O.D.E.) |
Function |
A membership badge pin, formerly worn by a member of the Imperial Daughters of the Empire (I.O.D.E.). It belonged to someone in the Earl Grey Chapter at Owen Sound. |