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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ZoidMeister, post: 4839635, member: 114169&quot;]Aha!&nbsp; That part I know!&nbsp; And it&#039;s &quot;A. J. Seivers&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Seivers was the maiden name of my paternal grandmother.&nbsp; A. J. was her father,&nbsp; which makes him my great-grandfather. </p><p><br /></p><p>My father was born in 1933.&nbsp; A. J. would presumably have been working for Round Oak around that time.&nbsp; Wikipedia mentions that Round Oak stayed strong throughout the Great Depression with government contracts.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I did a lot of reading and research on the links above early this morning.&nbsp;&nbsp; I knew almost nothing of Round Oak when I posted this last night.&nbsp;&nbsp; As this medallion mentions stoves, ranges, AND furnaces, it is logical to conclude this medallion was made late in the company&#039;s history,&nbsp; as furnaces were a late addition to the product line up. </p><p><br /></p><p>As this is inscribed with my great-grandfather&#039;s name,&nbsp; I&#039;m thinking that it must be some type of sales award?&nbsp; Now my curiosity is piqued as to the metallic content of the piece.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is the diameter of nearly a silver dollar, and is VERY high relief - close to 1/2&quot; thick.&nbsp; It could not have been inexpensive to manufacture. </p><p><br /></p><p>I did send an email to the museum this morning with the photos posted above.&nbsp;&nbsp; I will report back on if and what I hear from them. </p><p><br /></p><p>Zoid[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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