Auction Catalogue

8 September 1998

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Historical Medals and Banknotes

The Arts Club  40 Dover St  London  W1S 4NP

Lot

№ 1174

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8 September 1998

Hammer Price:
£20

The Southern Exposition, Louisville, Kentucky, large bronze prize medal, 1883, to ‘Cradborn & Caldwell Mfg. Co. for the Best Display of Lawn Mowers’, 72mm. About extremely fine but that part of the inscription reading ‘best display of’ has been subject to heavy and deliberate scratching (£20-30)

It is entertaining, but profitless, to speculate on the circumstances surrounding the vandalisation of the reverse legend, doubtless a member of a rival manufacturer of lawn mowers was involdved or perhaps a less than gruntled client.