Medal, Prize
Object number2014.55.10
Manufacturer
Ellis Brothers
Date1927
MediumBrass/Enamel
Credit LineGift of William H. Rough
DescriptionSwimming prize medal.Dimensions3 x 1.625 x 0.25 in. (7.6 x 4.1 x 0.6 cm)InscriptionsPin has decorative scrolling and maple leaf motif in the background with, from top to bottom: blue enamel oval with gold text "1927", red enamel banner with gold text "CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION", and blue enamel inverted triangle with gold text "CNE".
The medal has a rectangle at center with relief of swimmer preparing to dive with raised text "1927" to the right and "MARATHON SWIM" below.
At the top of the medal is a maple leaf motif above a light blue enamel inverted triangle with gold text "CNE".
MarksBack of medal has inscribed text at bottom center "ELLIS BROS."
Historical NotesThis medal was awarded to Helen MacCloskey Rough. Manus MacCloskey immigrated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from Dungiven, Ireland, sometime in the 1840s. He worked on the river as a riverboat man, delivering coal from Pittsburgh to New Orleans prior to the Civil War. His grandson, James Edward MacCloskey, Jr., married Helen Irwin and they had two daughters. One of their daughters, Helen MacCloskey Rough, was an aviatrix.
Previous owner
Helen MacCloskey Rough
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1945
1944-1945
1944-1945