Up for sale
Nice Raised Details
Samuel Gompers-A.F.L. Medal
1886
by
Longines Symphonette
34.3 Grams .999 Antique Silver
Marked on Edge of coin
Samuel Gompers (January 27, 1850 – December 13, 1924) was a British-born American cigar maker, labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history. Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and served as the organization's president from 1886 to 1894, and from 1895 until his death in 1924. He promoted harmony among the different craft unions that comprised the AFL, trying to minimize jurisdictional battles. He promoted thorough organization and collective bargaining in order to secure shorter hours and higher wages, which he considered the essential first steps to emancipating labor.
These medallions have nice raised details
Longines is a watchmaker that sponsored a classical orchestra radio
show in the 1940s called the Longines Symphonette. There were several
different collections of silver medals made in the 1970's to
cross-promote the radio show and the Longines watch brand. This
collection was produced along with Wittnauer Precious Metals Guild.
This medal comes from a series of 40
medals. These were sold in complete sets, or in little red boxes that
held two medals each. The boxes were labeled The Wittnauer Precious
Metal Guild / Symphonette Square, Larchmont, N.Y. 10538 / Makers of Fine
Medallic Art.
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