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Rare Mechanics Institute Hawley Brothers Gold Medal CA - San Francisco, - 1884 -

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Rare Mechanics Institute Hawley Brothers Gold Medal CA - San Francisco, - 1884 -
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Sunday, September 2, 2012
10am - 1pm


In Frederick H. Hackett`s 1884 book, The Industries of San Francisco, he writes copiously of "the mammoth concern of Hawley Bros Hardware Company" [p. 67], which was founded in 1852 by Walter N., George T., and David N. Hawley. The Hawley Brothers Hardware Company was a family business spanning at least three generations of Hawley males. The company operated out of a 4-story building and exported goods around the world. This 54mm 2.01 troy ounce gold coin is inscribed obv.: "Mechanics Institute/ San Francisco" rev.: "Industrial Exhibition/ Awarded To/ Hawley Bros/ Hardware/ Co/ Best/ General Display of/ Agricultural/ Machinery/ 1884". Unique. -60727