Object Details
depicted
Lincoln, Abraham
maker
Scovill Manufacturing Company
Description (Brief)
This presidential campaign medal was made by the Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut around 1860. The Scovill Company was established in 1802 as a button manufacturer, and is still in business today. Scovill was an early industrial American innovator, adapting armory manufacturing processes to mass-produce a variety of consumer goods including buttons, daguerreotype mats, and campaign badges.
Obverse: Profile image of Abraham Lincoln facing right. Legend reads: HON. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, 1860.
Reverse: Depiction of two men splitting logs with a log cabin in the background. Legend reads: THE RAIL SPLITTER OF THE WEST.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Scovill, Inc.
date made
ca 1860
ID Number
1981.0296.1074
accession number
1981.0296
catalog number
1981.0296.1074
Object Name
medal, political
Physical Description
brass (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 2.8 cm; 1 1/8 in
place made
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
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Industry & Manufacturing
Scovill Manufacturing Collection
Data Source
National Museum of American History
related event
Presidential Campaign of 1860
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1379901