BRITISH HISTORICAL MEDALS FROM VARIOUS PROPERTIES 1283
Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, silver award medals after W. Wyon (3), bust of James Watt left, revs. legend in wreath, edges named (Holman Brothers, for the Cornish Patent Rock Drill, 1882; Holman Brothers, for Rock Drill with Water Spray, 1906; Awarded to Holman Bros Ltd for Exhibit of Mining Machinery, 1908), latter two by J.A. Restall and hallmarked Birmingham 1906 and 1908, all 45mm (E 1272); together with a ceremonial wooden gavel bearing a silver plate, named (Presented to Mrs F. Holman by the Trustees of Wesley Rock Chapel, on the occasion of Laying Memorial Stones, May 21st 1897), 20 x 7cm [Lot]. Medals extremely fine and in a glazed display case with hinged lid, gavel very fine but two rivets missing from plate
£150-200
The Cornish Rock Drill was patented by the brothers John Henry (1853-1908) and James Miners Holman (1857-1933) in 1881, in conjunction with the drill’s designer, James McCulloch. The drills were manufactured by Holmans in Camborne and soon employed at several Cornish mines, including Dolcoath and South Crofty; by the 1890s Holmans had acquired international fame and their drills were being exported to South Africa. Mrs F. Holman is presumed to be the wife of John Henry Holman; James Miners Holman’s wife was Rose, née Frost
1284
Death of Thomas Coats, 1883, a copper medal by N. McPhail, bust left, rev. view of Paisley Observatory, 49mm (BHM 3147; E 1698; Brodie 388; cf. DNW M12, 240). Extremely fine and very rare
£80-100
Thomas Coats (1809-83) ran one of the largest thread manufacturing companies in the world. His home town of Paisley enjoyed the benefits of his wealth and generosity, including the establishment of the Observatory in 1882. His collection of coins and medals, which formed the basis of Edward Burns’ Coinage of Scotland, was presented to the Hunterian Museum by the Coats family in 1921
1285
Edinburgh University Athletic Club, a bronze award medal for Gymnastics, 1885, unnamed, 44mm; University of Bristol, a bronze award medal, named (E.E. Howell, High Jump, 1922), 44mm; Guy’s Hospital Athletic Club, a silver award medal, named (J.W. Dryland, 1 Mile, 1933), 45mm; Imperial College, a bronze award medal, named (A. Simmons, Tug-of-War, 1937), 40mm; King’s College London, a silver award medal for 100 Yards, 1937, unnamed, 33mm; Manchester University Athletic Sports, a bronze award medal, unnamed, 44mm; St Bartholomew’s Hospital Athletic Club, a bronze award medal, unnamed, 33mm [7]. Varied state, one cased
£100-150 1286
Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, a bronze medal by J. Pinches, 36mm (W & E 2318A.4; BHM 3276); together with other Victorian medals in silver (3), bronze (1) [5]. Very fine or better; two in cases of issue
£80-100
1287
Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, 1890, a large cast bronze medal by Elinor Hallé for the Royal Geographical Society, high-relief bust of Henry Morton Stanley left, rev. seated figure of Africa right, in elephant head-dress, empties waters of the Rivers Congo and Nile, her left foot on a crocodile, a mountain and rising sun, 75mm (Attwood 11; BHM 3410; E 1763). Casting flaws on reverse, otherwise good very fine, rare
£400-500 1288
Edinburgh University Athletic Club, a silver award medal, unsigned, named (1892, 440 Yds Flat Race, won by G.D. Ross), 44mm (cf. DNW 135, 1339); Tideway Junior [&] Senior Eights, a silver award medal, unsigned, named (Won by Kensington Rowing Club, 1908, H.W. Burleigh (Stroke)), 45mm; together with SOUTH AFRICA, Paul Kruger, Halfcrown, 1896, rev. enamelled [3]. Fine to very fine; last in brown case
£50-70 All lots are illustrated on our website
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