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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;yarm, post: 2170618, member: 5795&quot;]Lawrence Brown&#039;s <i>British Historical Medals</i> contains a writeup on temperance society medals which were common in the UK during the 1800&#039;s. Generally, they were pierced and worn to show sympathy with the temperance movement. Volume I of Brown&#039;s work (pg. 395) contains a few examples of medals that were not pierced but often encased and worn suspended with a ribbon. Here&#039;s an unlisted example by J. Taylor of Birmingham, c1840. It resembles white metal and is housed in a brass ring with glass lunettes. At 70 grams, I would have found it a bit clunky to wear around!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n89/rwyarmch/Message%20board%2017/Temperance%20Medal%20c1840%2000007%202.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n89/rwyarmch/Message%20board%2017/Temperance%20Medal%20c1840%2000003%203.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n89/rwyarmch/Message%20board%2017/Edge%20of%20Temperance%20Medal.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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