Exonumia Auction - Maine Antique Digest

Lot 1410IND./ BEST FRUIT DRYING. APPARATUS/ 1868.Awarded at the Indiana State Fair which was administered by theBoard of Agriculture. The first fair was held in 1852 and since 1866,has been held in Indianapolis. This is the first style award medal.Sometime in the mid 1870s. new dies, closely copying these, wereexecuted by C. Thellert of Cincinnati.1411. AMERICAN INSTITUTE AWARD MEDAL - UNLISTED VARIETY,1869. Harkness Unlisted. 51mm. Bronze. Robert Lovett, Jr.,Sc. XF/AU with a light old 14mm scratch at upper center on thereverse. The obverse of this medal is the same as H-60 with theusual AI seated figure from a Robert Lovett Jr. Die. The end of thewreath points to the first A in AMERICAN. Only a few letters of hissignature at bottom are visible. The reverse is the same as H-130with an open wreath surrounding the struck inscription AWARDED/TO. Below is engraved: J.D. BARSTOW/ FOR A/ BLIND SLATTENONING/ AND/ STILE BORING MACHINE/ 1869. (E-F)1412. BALTIMORE’S PEMBROKE SCHOOL FOR BOYS AWARDMEDAL, 1870. 28.5mm. Silver. Holed AU. Obv: PEMBROKESCHOOL FOR BOYS 189 & 191 MADISON AV. Around abeaded circle enclosing a radiant Lamp of Learning at center.A ribbon above is inscribed KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. A scrollbelow reads: SCIENCE/ LITERA/ AND ART. Rx: AWARDED/ TO.(engraved) EDMUND A. JARVIS/ BY/ J. C. KINEAR/ JUNE 20. 18(70) A rare school medal from Baltimore – the first we have seen.(E)Lot 14131413. NEW JERSEY STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY AWARDMEDAL, CA. 1870. Harkness NJ-70. 34.9mm. Bronze. GeorgeH. Lovett, Sc. Mostly Red Uncirculated with a few dark spots onthe obverse. Obverse: NEW JERSEY STATE AGRICULTURALSOCIETY round standing robed female figure holding a Liberty capon a staff and a cornucopia surrounded by agricultural produces.Steam engine in the background. Reverse; INDUSTRY BRINGSPROSPERITY around an open wreath enclosing AWARDED TOabove an uninscribed center. (F)1414. HAND ENGRAVED CENTENNIAL WEST CHESTER SCHOOLMEDAL, 1876. 44.3 x 38.6 irregularly shaped + suspender, XF.Ornate geometric design surrounds: TO/ ANNIE STODDART/DIST/ NO. 1/ WESTCHESTER/ N.Y. / JULY 4 TH , 1976. A similardesign on the reverse surrounds: CENTENNIAL MEDAL/ FOR/SCHOLARSHIP/ AND/. GOOD DEPORTMENT. (E-F)1415. AMERICAN INSTITUTE MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE FORLIGHTING FIXTURES, 1877. Harkness 190. 51mm. Bronze.Unsigned. Unc. Obv: Usual American Institute seated female figure.Rx: Insc. within an open wreath: THE MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE/AWARDED/ TO/ (engraved) J.C. KNAPP. MANUFACTURING CO./FOR STUDENT LAMPS,/ CHANDELIERS AND/ SELF LIGHTINGLAMPS/ 1877. According to Harkness, this style medal was struckin the 1877-1897 period. (D-E)1416. INTER COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION SILVER AWARDMEDAL BY BARBER, ND. 28mm. Silver. William (?) Barber, Sc.XF/AU with a tiny hole in the rim at 12:00 where a suspension posthas been removed. Obverse: INTER COLLEGIATE ATHLETICASSOCIATION MDCCCLXXVI around view of a mostly nakedmale athlete is a fighting pose. Signed, BARBER. Reverse witha closed wreath surrounding an engraved RUNNING/ BROADJUMP inscription. (D)1417. SAME, as above, but struck in copper, bronzed. AU. The reverseis engraved, 100 YARDS DASH. (C)1418. PHILDELPHIA NUMISMATIC & ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETYELI PRICE MEDAL, 1879. 42mm. Copper, bronzed. W. H. Key,Sc. Choice AU, just a touch of rub on the high points. Obv: ELIK. PRICE PRESIDENT 1879 around a high relief bust to theleft. Rx: THE NUMISMATIC & ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY OFPHILADELPHIA FOUNDED JAN. 1, 1859 around its coat of arms.(E-F)1419. CATHEDRAL OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL MUSIC AWARDMEDAL, 1879. This is a 3” long two piece silver hanging badge.XF. The cross shaped header is hand engraved with the monogramHIS and has a t-bar pin assembly from which is suspended an ovaldrop. Applied at the center is an ornate mitre. Below is engraved aribbon inscribed FIDE PARTA FIDE AUCTA. The engraved legendaround the border reads: CATHEDRAL SS. PETER & PAUL. Thereverse bears the following inscription of award: AWARDED/ TO/WILLIAM H BAKER/ CHORISTER/ FOR/ PROGRESS IN/MUSIC/CHRISTMAS/ AD 1879.The best known Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in the US isin Philadelphia and that is probably where this piece originated.However there are other such named cathedrals in Providence,RI, Washington, D.C. & Indianapolis, so the Philly attribution is nota certainty. Most unusual! (F)1420. ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL KING MEDAL FOR GREEK, ND. Storer123. 51mm. Bronze. Unsigned. Uncirculated. Obverse: EDWARDA, KING MEDAL FOR GREEK around an inner circle enclosingan open wreath around a lamp of learning. Reverse: ROGERSHIGH SCHOOL NEWPORT, R.I. around an inner circle enclosingSO RUN THAT YE MAY OBTAIN ST PAUL around INSTITUT A. D.1879 DONAT A.D. Undated, but awarded as early as the 1880’s.(D)1421. BURLINGTON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, ND.Harkness Nj-10; Lindesmith Unlisted. 44.9mm. Bronze. Signed“L” (George H. Lovett, Sc.). Nice AU. Obverse: BURLINGTONCOUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY MOUNT HOLLY, N.J.around allegorical figures of LIBERTY & PROSPERITY to eitherside of NJ arms. Reverse: Open wreath around AWARDEDTO/. Below: (engraved) HANNAH E. CUTLER/ HAIR BRUSHDRAWING.The Society conducted fairs from 1847 at least until the late 1880s,its shows always emphasizing horse races. They gave awardsranging up to $250 for fast horses, but only $10 for the best cow orbull. (F)1422. PEABODY SCHOOL AWARD MEDAL, 1892.. Storer Unlisted,38.6mm. Silver. (1 oz.) Unsigned. XF. Unnamed bust of GeorgePeabody to the left surrounded by legend: EDUCATION, A DEBTDUE FROM THE PRESENT TO FUTURE GENERATIONS. Rx:Wreath with star at top. PRESENTED TO. (engraved) HARRIETM. PUTNAM/ 1892.This obverse differs from the piece listed in Storer (2003) inthat a comma follows EDUCATION, and the bust of Peabody isconsiderably smaller. The reverse is the same, (C-D)1423. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SILVER AWARD MEDAL,ND. 40.9mm. Silver. (40.8 grams) Unsigned Choice AU, withsuspension clamp, ring & bale at top. Obv: The seal of theUniversity featuring a displayed eagle at center, a globe & a crossH194