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- Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association Medal Awarded to "Jeffers & Hill for Recumbent Chair," 1856 - 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. The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association presented this medal to the firm of Jeffers and Hill for a "recumbent chair."
- 1856
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Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association Medal Awarded to "Jeffers & Hill for Recumbent Chair," 1856
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. The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association presented this medal to the firm of Jeffers and Hill for a "recumbent chair."