I.B.M. Employee Appreciation Medal, Presented to Walter Wayne Moody, 1947
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Artifact Overview
International Business Machines (IBM) produced this medallion in appreciation of their employees' loyalty, cooperation, and efforts towards the success of the organization and its progress for a third of a century. Noted sculptor Carl Paul Jennewein designed the medallion with a bust of IBM's president, Thomas J. Watson, on the front and the tribute with IBM's iconic slogan, "THINK," on the reverse.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Commemorative medal
Date Made
1947
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2023.187.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Bronze (Metal)
Color
Bronze (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: 2.375 in
Thickness: 0.188 in
Inscriptions
obverse:
CPJ/1947
reverse:
TO / ALL MEMBERS OF / THE IBM ORGANIZATION / IN APPRECIATION OF THEIR / LOYALTY, COOPERATION AND EFFORT / IN BEHALF OF THE CORPORATION / AND IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS / THIRD OF A CENTURY OF PROGRESS / 1914 - 1947 / Thos J Watson / PRESIDENT / THINK
on edge of medal:
MEDALLIC ART CO. NY BRONZE
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