Medal featuring a woman holding a torch in one hand, a laurel leaf in the other. A bird (griffin) with spread wings is in the lower left corner. Made for Robbins Co., Attleboro, MA.
Published onDec 13, 2023
20. Medal
Private collection.
Date
c. 1920
Material
Bronze
Dimensions
1 ½ x 1 x 1/8 in. (3.8 x 2.5 x .03 cm)
Description
Medal featuring a woman holding a torch in one hand, a laurel leaf in the other. A bird (griffin) with spread wings is in the lower left corner. Made for Robbins Co., Attleboro, MA.
Markings
n/a
Provenance / Location
Charlotte Petersen; Mary Petersen, Beverly Hills, Florida.
Alternate Title(s)
n/a
Notes / Sources
Used as American Legion Medal with added symbol above griffin. Possibly an early version of the 1934 Veterans of Foreign Wars Medal for Lawrence, MA cast by Robbins Co. Also seen as a pendant on two occasions, one in silver with "JFC" and "LIFE PASS" another with SFAL and with top 1/4 of medal removed.
Adapted for a design for the Third Corps Area / United States Army. Awarded to a baseball team from the Citizens’ Military Training Camps.
Image in Transmission (Northern Natural Gas Co.), Vol. VIII No. 2, 1960.
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