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BOA Northern Local Association Chairman's Medal
COINS AND MEDALS
medal
British Optical Association; Toye & Co
Europe: United Kingdom, England, Manchester
1920
metal; enamel; cloth; (case) wood; leather; brass; velvet
case: 42 mm x 154 mm x 200 mm; medal: 78 mm x 65 mm

Metal BOA local group Chairman's medal with bar. Round centrepiece bearing the BOA logo including two eyes with Moorfields Trial frame, scales, Morton ophthalmoscope and two rimmed lenses, beneath the arms of the City of Manchester (a sailing ship above a red and yellow striped shield). Blue ribbon collarette bearing bars on which are engraved the names of past chairmen 1920-1983. Contained within a fitted red leather-covered wooden case with hinged lid, two brass clasps and red velvet lining.


2011.739

Gift of the Marton Library Trust, 2011



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