Industrial safety award medallion. Figure in Trojan dress with a shield and arm out protecting a male figure in modern dress holding a hammer. The figures are in the center of a structure with columns to each side with reliefs of oats and places to add the winner’s names.…
Published onDec 13, 2023
81. Robert S. Laird Trophy
Christian Petersen papers, RS 26/02/52, Iowa State University, Special Collections and University Archives.
Date
1935
Material
Probably silver
Dimensions
approximately 26 x 20 in. (66 x 50.8 cm)
Description
Industrial safety award medallion. Figure in Trojan dress with a shield and arm out protecting a male figure in modern dress holding a hammer. The figures are in the center of a structure with columns to each side with reliefs of oats and places to add the winner’s names. It was awarded in March and October of each year from 1935.
Markings
Inscription: ROBERT S. LAIRD TROPHY / FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT / IN THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS / IN PLANTS OF THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY; 1930 / 1935; Signed, lower left: Christian Petersen, Sc
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