Coin, Commemorative
Object number2009.102.8 a-c
Mediumsterling silver; paper; cotton
Credit LineGift of Rebecca Lebeda
DescriptionTwenty-five-year service coin with original box.Dimensions(a) Width/Length: 1.25(b with c) W/L: 1.375
Inscriptions(a)
Obverse: embossed on top, "25 YEARS SERVICE"; and possibly hand stenciled on bottom, "W.C. FAWCETT".
Reverse: Embossed at top, "UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION"; and engraved at bottom "E.H. GARY / [illegible]."
(b)
Paper label with type, "W.C. Fawcett".
(c)
Black stamp on bottom, "25 YEARS".
Marks(a)
Reverse has engraved text "STERLING".
Historical Notes25-year service coin belonging to Walter Fawcett, Jr. Born December 15, 1902, and died December 24, 1988. Walter, Jr. never married. He followed his father into the Homestead Steel Mill and worked there for 50 years as a machinist.
Previous owner
Walter C. Fawcett Jr.
Related person
Elbert H. Gary
Related institution
United States Steel Corporation
Subjects
On View
Not on view
L.G. Balfour Company
Robbins Company
1970-1979
L.G. Balfour Company
