A Collection of Silver Agricultural Ploughing Medals awarded to the Millar Family

Comprising a Blackburn Ploughing Association Medal 1885, the reverse engraved ‘Junior Class First Prize won by James Miller [sic], Limekilns, East Calder’; two Kirknewton, Ratho & Currie Ploughing Association Prize Medals, the reverses engraved ‘Won by James Millar 1886’ and ‘1st Prize for High Cut Ploughing in Junior Class Won by James Millar 1887’; a Bathgate Agricultural Association Ploughing Match Medal 1889, the obverse engrave ‘Won by James Miller [sic]’; a West Calder Ploughing Society Medal 1892, the reverse engraved ‘1st Prize Senior Class won by Jas. Millar’; a K.C.R. & M. Ploughing Association Medal 1894, engraved ‘For Ploughmen under 20 in 4 Parishes won by Daniel Millar 1894’; and three Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland Prize Medals, the reverse engraved ‘To James Millar, Dales, for Ploughing 1863’; ‘To John Millar, Shiels, for Ploughing 1876’; and ‘Daniel Millar for Ploughing 1897’, the first five all of elaborate designs with heavy engraved borders, the latter four single struck medals, all housed in a glazed wooden display case, minor edge bruising to last three, otherwise nearly extremely fine and the two Kirknewton, Ratho & Currie Ploughing Association Medals of impressive manufacture (9) £300-£400