Centennial Exhibition Howe Scale Souvenir, 1876
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America's first official World's Fair celebrated the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Around ten million people visited Philadelphia during the Centennial International Exhibition of 1876. Those who stopped to have themselves weighed at the Howe Scale Company exhibit in the exposition's Machinery Hall could return home with this souvenir token.
America's first official World's Fair celebrated the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Around ten million people visited Philadelphia during the Centennial International Exhibition of 1876. Those who stopped to have themselves weighed at the Howe Scale Company exhibit in the exposition's Machinery Hall could return home with this souvenir token.
Artifact
Medal
Date Made
1876
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
75.142.236
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Nate S. Shapero & Ruth B. Shapero Collection.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Metal
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.5 in
Inscriptions
Obverse: HOWE IMPROVED STANDARD SCALES / CENTENNIAL WEIGHT / [...] / PAGE & CO. / GEN'L AG'S / 3 PARK PLACE, N.Y.
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