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<p>[QUOTE="willieboyd2, post: 1936755, member: 4910"]Another Bridge Medal:</p><p> </p><p>This one has no family connection, it came from the usual source for odd items:</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_medal_samuelbridge_clark.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>Samuel J. Bridge Medal awarded to Joseph Clark in 1891</p><p> </p><p>Obverse: Same as the first medal</p><p>Reverse: AWARDED TO / Jos. Clark / 1891 (Joseph Clark)</p><p>This medal is missing the ribbon attachment loop and is heavily scratched.</p><p>It is the same size as the first medal but weighs less, 17.17gm.</p><p> </p><p>The Report of the Superintendent of Common Schools of the City and County of</p><p>San Francisco for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1891 lists a "Jos. Clark" as one</p><p>of the Bridge Medal Pupils, Eleventh Award, May 1891, at the Hearst Grammar School.</p><p> </p><p>After receiving the second medal I did some more research on these medals and</p><p>found that they are listed as number SC-52 in the catalog:</p><p><i>Medals of the United States Mint: The First Century, 1792-1892</i></p><p>by R. W. Julian, published by the Token and Medal Society, 1977.</p><p> </p><p>These medals were struck at the San Francisco Mint, now known as the "Old Mint".</p><p> </p><p>The Bridge medals were for boys only, a James Denman had had established the</p><p>"Denman Medal Fund for Girls" in 1865.</p><p>Samuel Bridge established his "Bridge Medal Fund for Boys" in 1879.</p><p> </p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="willieboyd2, post: 1936755, member: 4910"]Another Bridge Medal: This one has no family connection, it came from the usual source for odd items: [IMG]http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_medal_samuelbridge_clark.jpg[/IMG] Samuel J. Bridge Medal awarded to Joseph Clark in 1891 Obverse: Same as the first medal Reverse: AWARDED TO / Jos. Clark / 1891 (Joseph Clark) This medal is missing the ribbon attachment loop and is heavily scratched. It is the same size as the first medal but weighs less, 17.17gm. The Report of the Superintendent of Common Schools of the City and County of San Francisco for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1891 lists a "Jos. Clark" as one of the Bridge Medal Pupils, Eleventh Award, May 1891, at the Hearst Grammar School. After receiving the second medal I did some more research on these medals and found that they are listed as number SC-52 in the catalog: [I]Medals of the United States Mint: The First Century, 1792-1892[/I] by R. W. Julian, published by the Token and Medal Society, 1977. These medals were struck at the San Francisco Mint, now known as the "Old Mint". The Bridge medals were for boys only, a James Denman had had established the "Denman Medal Fund for Girls" in 1865. Samuel Bridge established his "Bridge Medal Fund for Boys" in 1879. :)[/QUOTE]
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