Robert Fulton Commemorative Medal

Description (Brief):

The Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut produced this medal during the second half of the 19th century. The Scovill Company was established in 1802 as a button manufacturer and 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 medals.

Description (Brief)

Obverse: Bust of Robert Fulton facing forward. The legend reads: ROBERT FULTON/BORN 1765 DIED 1815.

Description (Brief)

Reverse: The legend reads: STEAM NAVIGATION WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES ON THE HUDSON RIVER 1807/ ALFRED G. ROBINSON'S HISTORICAL SERIES No. 2

Date Made: late 19th century

Depicted: Fulton, RobertMaker: Scovill Manufacturing Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Connecticut, Waterbury

See more items in: Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing, Industry & Manufacturing, Scovill Manufacturing Collection

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Credit Line: Scovill, Inc.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1981.0296.1572Accession Number: 1981.0296Catalog Number: 1981.0296.1572

Object Name: tokenmedal

Physical Description: white metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 3.5 cm; 1 3/8 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-153f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1382603

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