Cincinnati Industrial Exposition Medal Awarded to C. Potter Jr. & Co. for Their Cylinder Printing Press, 1873

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Artifact Overview

Between 1870 and 1888 Cincinnati businessmen backed a series of fairs to promote their city. Exhibitors to these Cincinnati Industrial Expositions displayed inventions, artwork, and manufactured goods. Officials awarded medals and other premiums to participants whose products illustrated important cultural or technological contributions. C. Potter and Company received this medal for its printing press.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Medal

Date Made

1873

Subject Date

1873

Creators

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Medal made by Krider & Biddle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and case made by Strobel & Wilken in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

41.291.4

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Charles P. Titsworth

Material

Silver (Metal)
Leather
Velvet (Fabric weave)

Dimensions

Diameter: 1.75 in (medal)
Height: 0.75 in (case)
Width: 3.5 in (case)
Length: 3.5 in (case)

Inscriptions

Beneath the woman on the left: KRIDER & BIDDLE, PHILA. Around the top outer portion: CINCINNATI INDUSTRIAL At the bottom EXPOSITION. Reverse of the medal shows around the outer edge: BOARD OF TRADE*CHAMBER OF COMMERCE* OHIO MECHANICS INSTITUTE. In the center: AWARDED / TO / C. POTTER JR & CO. / FOR CYLINDER PRINTING / PRESS / 1873 On the cover of the box: FOURTH / CINCINNATI / INDUSTRIAL / EXPOSITION / 1873 Side of box lid: STROBEL & WILKEN / MANUFACTR / CINN. O
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