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Your Edison medal is fantastic, Captain! Beautiful and quite a whopper, too. Congratulation on the Grand Canyon set.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Fantastic examples!  |
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This Spring of 1972 medallion was the 85th Issue from The Society of Medalists. Very interesting! |
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From the Hall of Fame for Great Americans at NYU: Sculptor Edmondo Quattrocchi fashioned this tribute to George Westinghouse. Issued in 1963, the photos are of a 76mm (3 inch) example:   |
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The American Museum of Natural History celebrated its centennial in 1969. Two years in advance, MACO took Helmut K. Wimmer's design and created the medal below. Wimmer, who was the staff artist for New York's Hayden Planetarium from 1954 to 1987, presents the museum facade superimposed over an image of the globe with a Gemini space capsule overhead and a pterandon below. The reverse depicts a human skeleton with a horse skeleton. The medal was widely used as a promotional tool by the museum. Noted medal historian Dick Johnson cites this medal as a "textbook case" of what can be done with a medal issued in conjunction with a significant milestone: Quote:
The New York City institution began planning its centennial activities four years in advance! By the time the actual centennial year arrived it had ready a promotional drive from which all the world learned of its existence, its activity, and its accomplishments.
It ordered its medal two years in advance of its anniversary year. Fortunately it had an artist on its staff who was savvy enough to design a medal that captured the essence of the Museum, its holdings, and the delight of its visitors. The medal featured the skeleton of a dinosaur, one of its featured exhibits.
The medal, MACO 1967-48, of course was struck by Medallic Art, also in Manhattan at the time, crosstown and 20 blocks south from the Museum, adjacent to New York's Central Park and a Mecca for museum goers. Illustrations of the American Museum of Natural History Centennial Medal appeared everywhere. In advertising, on billboards, on giant banners hung outside the museum building, on transit cards in the city's subways and busses. Source: https://medalblog.wordpress.com/tag...ral-history/    Edited by cptbilly
11/13/2023 7:16 pm
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Fantastic medals and information, Captain! I really like the AMNH one (but as a retired biologist I may be a bit biased).
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Outstanding examples! |
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An undated, unsigned example marking the 1891 opening of the Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Wheel Route arrived yesterday. A summary search of the MACO archives did not yield any results, though information on the history of the railway is readily available and linked below the medal photos. The 2 inch (51mm) example shown bears the "Medallic Art Co. NY Bronze" imprint on its edge. It does not have a serial number.   Railway History: https://www.cograilway.com/about-us/cog-history/Additional Background on the Medallion: https://coins.www.collectors-societ...px?sc=752174 |
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Excellent, Captain! I enjoyed reading about the history of this railroad - thank you for providing the information.
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Here's a medal struck by Medallic Art Company (MACO) for the 1940 Congress of American Industry sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers - it's rich in symbolism!   For more on this medal, the Association of Manufacturers and the Congress of American Industry, see: - 1940 Congress of American IndustryCollecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Beautifully executed designs indeed.
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An undated, unsigned example marking the 1891 opening of the Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Wheel Route arrived yesterday. Nice addition!  Quote:
Here's a medal struck by Medallic Art Company (MACO) for the 1940 Congress of American Industry sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers - it's rich in symbolism! Very nice! |
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