Renfrew of the Mounted
date: label: date made
content: 1936-1940
name: label: maker
content: J. B. Carroll
notes: label: Description
content: ;Promotional button for the radio series <i>Renfrew of the Mounted.</i> Based on a series of boy's adventure books by Laurie York Erskine (1894-1976,) the program aired from 1936-1940. The show was broadcast in 15 minute installments with scripts written by Erskine. The title characater, Canadian Investigator Douglas Renfrew, was portrayed by actor House Jamison.
label: Description
content: Introduced by Erskine in 1921, Renfrew was a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who solved crimes and captured criminals. The character was also adapated for television and film.
label: Description
content: A writer of adventure stories, Erskine founded the Solebury School for Boys in October,1925.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Radio
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of Edith R. Meggers
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.314637.00514
label: catalog number
content: 314637.00514
label: accession number
content: 314637
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Button
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/4 in; x 3.175 cm