Paperweight associated with the opening of the Forth Railway Bridge

This paperweight was made from a rivet head of the type used on the Forth Railway Bridge.

The domed rivet head is engraved with a view of the completed bridge within a surround of thistles. Above the bridge is the text 'Forth Bridge Steel Punching' and the date '1890'.

The Forth Bridge was completed on the 4 March 1890 when the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) ceremoniously drove the final rivet into the structure. Eight million rivets were used in the construction of the bridge.

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Online ID:	000-100-103-037-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland T.1995.103
Date:	1890
Material:	Steel. Inscription: FORTH BRIDGE STEEL PUNCHING / 1890
Dimensions:	19 mm H x 62 mm W
What:	Rivet head / paperweight
Subject:
Who:	Dr Pender-Smith (Recipient) Sir John Fowler (Presenter)
Where:	SCOTLAND Scotland, Midlothian / Fife, Forth Rail Bridge
Event:
Description:	Rivet head, as used on the Forth Bridge, used as a paperweight and engraved with a view of the completed bridge, 1890
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