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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wlwhittier, post: 1698973, member: 18320&quot;]<b>1928 Bronze Desk Plaque: Edison Illumination &amp; Ironclad Merrimac tid-bit</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>I sent this letter to the Secretary of A.E.I.C. on April 20th:</i></b></p><p>Can you tell me, please, how rare this medallion is?&nbsp; That is to say, how many were struck?&nbsp; Were they given to all attendees, or sold as souvenirs?&nbsp; Is it one of a series?&nbsp; I&#039;m a collector of exonumia, among other things.&nbsp; I&#039;ve had this since about 1966.&nbsp; It&#039;s one of my favorite pieces, as much for the Merrimac Iron tid-bit as for the massive beauty of the thing.&nbsp; Thank you for your help and effort.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Earl Parsons, Executive Director AEIC, wrote on the 22nd:</i></b></p><p>Your email has been forwarded to me for a response. Thank you for your interest in the AEIC iron paperweight. Until your email, no one presently in our office knew the paperweight existed. After looking in all the old files, we found one paperweight in the very rear portion of our safe, covered by other papers and material. There is no record of how many or when they were purchased. I have researched the bound copy of the minutes of the 44th Annual Meeting of AEIC in 1928. Neither the President, Vice President or Secretary/Treasurer mention this Medallion/Paperweight in any of their remarks. In reviewing the financial reports for the meeting, there is no record of any expenditure for such an item. It is an interesting mystery.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There were 249 official attendees plus spouses at the meeting. I’m not certain that everyone received one or if they were given to only the Directors or other special representatives. I have no idea of the value of the item. I intend to pursue this issue further and will let you know if I discover anything of interest.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Again, thank you for your interest. I regret that I don’t have more information at this time.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>I am, needless to say, waiting with bated breath for more news about this, and will certainly share it here when it arrives.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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