Display Status
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Object Details
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
Sculptor
Walter A. Sinz
Physical Description
Thompson Aircraft Company's Euclid Ohio Plant dedication commemorative medal; Obverse: relief of the Thompson Racing Trophy and two aircraft depicted in center of medal; embossed text "DOUG DAVIS - SPEED HOLMAN - LOWELL BAYLES - JIMMIE DOOLITTLE - JIMMIE WEDELL - ROSCOE TURNER - HAROLD NEUMANN - MICHEL DETROYAT - RUDY KLING, THE THOMPSON TROPHY"; Reverse: relief of oak leaves, teepee, engine valve, and oil pump depicted; embossed text "COMMEMORATING THE DEDICATION OF THE PLANT OF THOMPSON AIRCRAFT PRODUCTS COMPANY EUCLID, OHIO, SUBSIDIARY OF THOMPSON PRODUCTS, INC. CLEVELAND, OHIO, U.S.A., A.D. 1941".
Dimensions
3-D (Diameter x Depth): 8.9 × 0.6cm (3 1/2 × 1/4 in.)
Materials
Copper Alloy
Protective Coating
Inventory Number
A19640086000
Credit Line
Donated by the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Inc.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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