Exonumia Auction - Maine Antique Digest

Miscellaneous Tokens and MedalsH128Lot 450JOHN WANAMAKER. William C. Sproul was Governor ofPennsylvania (1919-1923). (F-G)451. THE WELL-BEING OF MAN, 1925. 122.2mm. CastGilt Bronze. Arthur Lee, Sc. Edge marked: GORHAM CO,FOUNDERS OFC1. About Uncirculated, some scattered spots onboth sides. Obverse: A nude figure of Mercury holding a caduceussoars upward above a portion of the world globe showingskyscrapers to the left and a ship at sea to the right. Dates 18501925 to either side. Rx: Legend in 3 lines: THE WELL-BEING OFMEN IS FORGED ON THE ANVIL OF INDUSTRY./ & MADEAVAILABLE THROUGH THE CHANNELS OF TRADE./ Atcenter, an anvil and above, a riband inscribed with the name,BERNARD GIMBEL.Although it is not explicitly stated, this medal celebrates the 75 thanniversary of Lehman Brothers, which was formed in 1850.25 years later (1950) Medallic Art Company produced a medal,slightly smaller in diameter, using the same obverse and reversedesigns. The date on the obverse was changed from 1925 to 1950.The MARCH 28 1925 date on the reverse was removed andLEHMAN BROTHERS 100 YEARS was substituted. We sold anexample of the larger 1925 dated medal named to Archibald A.Falconer in our 2009 Sale #79 for $276.00. This example, namedto the Founder and President of the famed Gimbel’s DepartmentLot 451 (reduced)Store should bring appreciably more. (G-H)452. CENTENARY OF THE STOCKTON AND DARLINGTONRAILWAY, 1925. BHM 4205; Eimer 2001. 76.6mm. Bronze.Gilbert Bayes, Sc. (Pinches). About Uncirculated. Obverse withjugate busts to the left of Edward Pease and George Stephensonflanked by the arms of Stockton to the right and Darlington to theleft. In the exergue: STOCKTON & DARLINGTON/ RAILWAY- INCLUDED IN/ LONDON & NORTH EASTERN/ RAILWAY.1825 - 1925. The reverse bears a figure of Vulcan left holdinga sledge hammer and a model engine, Stephenson’s Rocket, ,“Locomotive No. 1”. 1825 below. Across the upper part, behindthe head, an L.N.E.R. Above is a “Pacific” class locomotive, thedate 1925 and the legend at top, FIRST IN THE WORLD.George Stephenson (1779 - 1843) is generally credited as theprincipal inventor of the railway locomotive and is often knownas The Father of the Railways. Railway transportation was bornon 27th September 1825 when Stephenson’s Locomotion ran fromDarlington to Stockton, carrying 450 persons at 15 miles per hour(24km/h). Stephenson’s later Rocket won a famous competition tofind the fastest locomotive by traveling at an average speed of 36miles per hour (58km/h) from Liverpool to Manchester in 1830.He is also credited as the first designer of the Miner’s Safety Lampthough many people credit the invention to Sir Humphrey Davywho was working at the same time, but completely independently,on a similar design. Edward Pease funded Stephenson’s plans for