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Medal, Commemorative

1895

Material: metal. Size: 1 3/4" W. x 2 7/8" L. x 1/4" deep. Description: silver bar pin - engraved: "North Star State Fair" with a star shape - medallion hangs from bar with two short links - etched on medallion: laurel wreath and imprinted: "96 4" and "Dairy" and "1895" - reverse: "Presented By M.S.D.Assoc. to Samuel Hawkes" - condition - tarnished medallion case: #468b,c

Waseca County Creameries. Dairy. Buttermaking. Dairy medal won by Samuel Hawks (Hawkes) at the North Star State Fair, 1895. Presented by the Minnesota State Dairy Association. Donor was Carolyn Hawkes, grandaughter of Charles Hawkes. Samuel & Charles were brothers.