Schuyler Colfax Campaign Medal

Description (Brief):

This campaign medal was made by the Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut around 1868. 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.

Description (Brief)

Obverse: Bust of Schuyler Colfax facing forward. The legend reads: SCHUYLER COLFAX 1868

Description (Brief)

Reverse: Shield of the United States with a star above it that is wreathed by two laurel branches. The legend reads: LOYALTY SHALL GOVERN THE NATION.

Date Made: ca 1868

Depicted: Colfax, SchuylerMaker: Scovill Manufacturing Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Connecticut, Waterbury

Related Event: Presidential Campaign of 1868

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Credit Line: Scovill, Inc.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1981.0296.1202Accession Number: 1981.0296Catalog Number: 1981.0296.1202

Object Name: medal, political

Physical Description: bronze (overall material)Measurements: overall: 2.8 cm; 1 1/8 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-0c79-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1382195

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