AN ADULT SCHOOL ASSOCIATION BADGE

ADULT SCHOOLS BEGAN IN THE LATE 1790'S TO TEACH READING AND WRITING TO UNEDUCTED ADULTS. MANY SUCH SCHOOLS WERE SET UP BY WELL MEANING PEOPLE OVER SUBSEQUENT YEARS HELPING THOSE WHO HAD NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE TAUGHT AS CHILDREN. THIS VINTAGE BADGE WAS FOR THE ADULT SCHOOL ASSOCIATION. MAKER MARKED, ALTHOUGH FADED. APPROX 20MM ACROSS WITH PIN BACK.