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- Cincinnati Industrial Exposition Medal Awarded to C. Potter Jr. & Co. for Their Cylinder Printing Press, 1873 - 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.
- 1873
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Cincinnati Industrial Exposition Medal Awarded to C. Potter Jr. & Co. for Their Cylinder Printing Press, 1873
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.
- "C. Potter, Jr. & Co. Manufacturers of Power Printing Presses and Steam Engines," circa 1890 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and saved the often illustrated little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- circa 1890
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"C. Potter, Jr. & Co. Manufacturers of Power Printing Presses and Steam Engines," circa 1890
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and saved the often illustrated little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts Medal Awarded to "C. Potter Jr. for Davis' Oscillating Power Press," 1857 - Nineteenth-century mechanics' societies and business associations promoted technological ingenuity by sponsoring fairs and competitions. Officials awarded medals, certificates, and other premiums to exhibitors whose products were deemed worthy of merit. Charles Potter, Jr. received this medal in 1857 for his display of a Davis oscillating printing press.
- 1857
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Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts Medal Awarded to "C. Potter Jr. for Davis' Oscillating Power Press," 1857
Nineteenth-century mechanics' societies and business associations promoted technological ingenuity by sponsoring fairs and competitions. Officials awarded medals, certificates, and other premiums to exhibitors whose products were deemed worthy of merit. Charles Potter, Jr. received this medal in 1857 for his display of a Davis oscillating printing press.
- American Institute of the City of New York Medal Awarded to "C. Potter Jr. for a Patent Printing Press," 1855 - The American Institute of the City of New York was established in 1828 to promote industry throughout New York and the United States. At yearly fairs, artists, innovators, and inventors exhibited creative works and their improvements to agricultural and manufacturing goods. Medals recognized notable achievements. Charles Potter, Jr. received this award for his display of a printing press in 1855.
- 1855
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American Institute of the City of New York Medal Awarded to "C. Potter Jr. for a Patent Printing Press," 1855
The American Institute of the City of New York was established in 1828 to promote industry throughout New York and the United States. At yearly fairs, artists, innovators, and inventors exhibited creative works and their improvements to agricultural and manufacturing goods. Medals recognized notable achievements. Charles Potter, Jr. received this award for his display of a printing press in 1855.