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Silver medal (obverse) of Alloa Curling Club
This is the obverse of an Alloa Curling Club silver medal. The medal was made in Edinburgh in 1844. It was presented to the club by James Johnstone and awarded between 1844 and 1881.
The obverse has a design featuring two curling brooms laid across one another, with a curling stone in each of the angles.
Curling was the winter sport of mid-Victorian Scotland, in which stones were directed towards a 'tee' cut in the ice.
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000-100-067-552-C |
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National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland H.1959.935 |
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1843 - 1844 1844
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Material: |
Silver
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Dimensions: |
125 mm H x 82 mm W
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What: |
Sporting medal
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Prize awards
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Who: |
Alloa Curling Club James Johnstone, of Alva (Presenter) R. McG., Edinburgh (Maker)
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Where: |
Scotland, Clackmannanshire, Alloa Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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Silver medal of the Alloa Curling club, presented by James Johnstone, awarded 1844 - 1881, and made by R. McG. of Edinburgh, 1843 - 1844
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