yarm Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 The various temperance societies produced some elaborate medals for their luminaries. Here's a medal awarded in 1879 to Brother J. Walters by the Preston and Buckingham Lodge of the Original Grand Order of the Total Abstinence, Sons of the Phoenix. This commemorated his services to the lodge as a two-time P.C.N. (Past Chief Noble?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Thanks for sharing this Yarm. Anyone know how they inscribe the motto on the obverse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 The various temperance societies produced some elaborate medals for their luminaries. I'll drink to that Very clear hallmarks for London 1879, nice medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Very interesting medal. I'd guess they had a jeweler do the inscription on the back. I wonder if the insert is gold. It appears to be gold colored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarm Posted November 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 The entire medal is about 7 1/2 inches top to bottom. The inscribed reverse has the look of silver while the fancy border around the obverse resembles pewter. I can't get a good fix on the makeup of the medal itself (which could well be uniface) because it is under glass and I've found no safe way to remove it. Here's a thread on these sort of things for the curious. http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/showthread.php?1685-Ancient-Order-Sons-of-the-Phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 The reverse is sterling silver(925), it is hallmarked as such Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Thanks for sharing this Yarm. Anyone know how they inscribe the motto on the obverse? From the photo, the obverse lettering appears to have been created with a fine pointed punch, hammering out the letter forms through a series of closely spaced strikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 From the photo, the obverse lettering appears to have been created with a fine pointed punch, hammering out the letter forms through a series of closely spaced strikes. Thanks, Bill. That's what I thought. Why would they use this method vs. the nice inscription on the reverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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