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Description
John Griffiths of Portland was awarded this bronze medal by the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association for a stucco centerpiece at the exhibition held in Portland in September 1854. The medal was sent to England as scrap metal during World War II and returned to the MCMA in 1963.
About This Item
- Title: Maine Charitable Mechanics' bronze medal, Portland, 1854
- Creator: Maine Charitable Mechanic Assocation
- Creation Date: 1854
- Subject Date: 1854
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: bronze
- Dimensions: 5.7 cm x 5.7 cm
- Object Type: Physical Object
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- Bronze
- Exhibitions--Maine--Portland
- Maine Charitable Mechanic Association (Portland, Me.)
- Medals
- Scrap metals
- Stucco
- World War, 1939-1945
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Mechanics' Hall519 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
828-337-6741
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