Chester A. Arthur Commemorative Token
Chester A. Arthur Commemorative Token
- Description (Brief)
- This commemorative token was made by the Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut during the mid-20th century. Scovill 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 campaign medals.
- Obverse: Bust of Chester A. Arthur facing right. Legend: 21st PRESIDENT, U.S.A./1881-1885/CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
- Reverse: "OUR CHET"/ Q.M. GENERAL IN THE CIVIL WAR/COLLECTOR OF PORT OF NEW YORK/ VICE PRESIDENT/BECAME PRESIDENT UPON DEATH OF GARFIELD/ FAVORED CIVIL SERVICE PROMOTION/"FIRST GENTLEMAN OF THE LAND."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- medal, political
- depicted
- Arthur, Chester A.
- maker
- Scovill Manufacturing Company
- Measurements
- overall: 2.6 cm; 1 in
- ID Number
- 1981.0296.1654
- catalog number
- 1981.0296.1654
- accession number
- 1981.0296
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Scovill Manufacturing Collection
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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