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Depicted:
Grant, Ulysses S.  Search this
Wilson, Henry  Search this
Maker:
Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
white metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 2.4 cm; 15/16 in
Object Name:
medal, political
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
Date made:
ca 1872
Description (Brief):
This presidential campaign medal was made by the Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut around 1872. The Scovill Company was established in 1802 as a button manufacturer that is still in business today. Scovill was an early industrial American innovator, adapting armory manufacturing processes to mass-produce a variety of consumer goods including buttons, daguerreotype mats, and campaign medals.
Obverse: Bust of Ulysses S. Grant facing the right, with two branches below the bust and the legend: GRANT.
Reverse: Bust of Henry Wilson with two branches below the bust and the legend: HENRY WILSON.
Location:
Currently not on view
Related event:
Presidential Campaign of 1872  Search this
Credit Line:
Scovill, Inc.
ID Number:
1981.0296.1208
Accession number:
1981.0296
Catalog number:
1981.0296.1208
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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
Government, Politics, and Reform
Industry & Manufacturing
Scovill Manufacturing Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-0c7f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1382201