Medal
date: label: Date made
content: 1844
name: label: commemorated
content: Pike, Jr., Benjamin
label: maker
content: Lovett, Sr., Robert
notes: label: Description
content: Benjamin Pike Jr. (1809–1864), an instrument maker and dealer who had recently opened a shop at 294 Broadway, won this silver medal at the American Institute Fair held in New York City in 1844. The obverse is marked "Awarded to Benjamin Pike, Jr. For Superior Air Pumps. 1844." The reverse is marked "AMERICAN INSTITUTE, NEW YORK. R. LOVETT." Pike knew his market well. Americans at that time were establishing numerous schools and colleges and equipping them with instruments for scientific demonstrations. In his <I>Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue of Optical, Mathematical and Philosophical Instruments</I> (1848), designed to attract customers around the country, Pike offered seven different air pumps and many devices to use with them.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: New York
topic: label: Subject
content: Science & Scientific Instruments
label: related event
content: American Institute Fair of 1844
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
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content: Coins, Currency and Medals
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mrs. David Gregg
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.334871
label: catalog number
content: 334871
label: accession number
content: 312744
objectType: label: Object Name
content: medal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 in; 5.08 cm