1900 Exposition Universelle 63mm Bronze Medal awarded American Tool & Machine Co - Gem Unc Centavo Pike Monument Association formed December

Pike Monument Association formed December 1896

Excellent Pre-Owned Condition

The reverse displays the traditional territorial seal which includes a forearm holding a pickaxe over a mount of lead ore

Singer Horace Austin Governor of Minnesota 1870-1874

Each bar comes sealed in plastic and includes an assay card

1900 Exposition Universelle 63mm Bronze Medal awarded American Tool & Machine Co - Gem Unc Centavo Pike Monument Association formed DecemberThis stunning French medal was awarded to the American Tool and Machine Co. at the 1900 Exposition Universelle. Formed in 1845 as Geo. H. Fox & Co., they produced "Fox" lathes for brass turning and turret lathes. In 1864 or '65 the name changed to American Tool & Machine Co. About 1893 the company began manufacturing Valve Milling Machines. They lasted into the 1920s. During that time the company designed and built many specialty tools and machines