Plastic Medal, New York City, NY, 1932–1957. 1957.122.1

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 19.6
  • Diameter (in mm): 76

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal
• Date Range: 1932 - 1957

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1957
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Plastic

• Authority

  • Issuer: Eastman Chemical Products, Inc.
  • Maker: Medallic Art Company

• Geographic

  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: United States
  • Place of Production: New York City (N.Y.)
  • Place of Issue: Kingsport (Tenn.)
  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: Tennessee

• Obverse

  • Legend: TENITE ACETATE 1932 TENITE BUTYRATE 1938 TENITE POLYETHYLENE 1954|ONE OF THE FIRST INJECTION MOLDING MACHINGS MADE IN THE UNITED STATES CIRCA-1932
  • Type: male figure standing in front of large industrial machine

• Reverse

  • Legend: EASTMAN CHEMICAL PRODUCTS INC.|SUBSIDIARY EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY|TENNESSEE EASTMAN COMPANY TEXAS EASTMAN COMPANY|25TH ANNIVERSARY|SERVING THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY 1932-1957
  • Type: factory

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1957.122.1
• Lot: 1957.122
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
• Rights: Copyright Undetermined