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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.
- Cincinnati Industrial Exposition Medal Awarded to B. W. Payne & Sons, 1882 - 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. B. W. Payne and Sons received this medal for its "Quick acting steam engine for electric light."
- 1882
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Cincinnati Industrial Exposition Medal Awarded to B. W. Payne & Sons, 1882
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. B. W. Payne and Sons received this medal for its "Quick acting steam engine for electric light."
- H. J. Heinz Company Album of Product Awards and Certificates, 1883-1930 - Company photograph albums are often reminders of the company's history, significant moments in time, and the employees who worked there. This album, compiled by the H.J. Heinz Company, includes certificates and awards given to the company at various expositions both nationally and internationally.
- 1883-1930
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H. J. Heinz Company Album of Product Awards and Certificates, 1883-1930
Company photograph albums are often reminders of the company's history, significant moments in time, and the employees who worked there. This album, compiled by the H.J. Heinz Company, includes certificates and awards given to the company at various expositions both nationally and internationally.
- Trade Card for the Duplex Corset, Bortree Manufacturing Co., 1884-1885 - The hourglass figure deemed fashionable in the late 19th century was made possible by the use of extremely uncomfortable and constricting undergarments, especially the corset. The Bortree Manufacturing Company was similar to other corset manufacturers in its claim that its corsets were not only beautiful but also comfortable and healthful -- claims with which both physicians and health reformers vehemently disagreed.
- 1884-1885
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Trade Card for the Duplex Corset, Bortree Manufacturing Co., 1884-1885
The hourglass figure deemed fashionable in the late 19th century was made possible by the use of extremely uncomfortable and constricting undergarments, especially the corset. The Bortree Manufacturing Company was similar to other corset manufacturers in its claim that its corsets were not only beautiful but also comfortable and healthful -- claims with which both physicians and health reformers vehemently disagreed.