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Description: | inscription, inscribed, DICKY BIRD SOCIETY ESTABLISHED IN NEWCASTLE WEEKLY CHRONICLE OCT 1876
inscription, inscribed, COMMEMORATION OF ENROLMENT OF 250,000 MEMBERS JULY 1894
inscription, inscribed, MEMBERS PLEDGE - I HEREBY PROMISE TO BE KIND TO ALL LIVING THINGS TO PROTECT THEM TO THE UTMOST OF MY POWER TO FEED THE BIRDS IN THE WINTER TIME AND NEVER TO TAKE OR DESTROY A NEST I ALSO PROMISE TO GET AS MANY GIRLS AND BOYS AS POSSIBLE TO JOIN THE DICKY BIRD SOCIETY
A commemorative medal, produced for members of the Dicky Bird Society. In 1876 Edwin Adams, the editor of the Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, started a column for children. Under the character name of 'Uncle Toby', Edwin Adams invited children to join the Dicky Bird Society, which promoted kindness to animals. This medal celebrates the society reaching 250,000 members in 1894. The face of the medal has an image of 'Uncle Toby' and his friends. On the reverse is the members' pledge.
Material: metal, pewter | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.socialhistory.445623 | Go to resource |
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