Clark Gable Medal: Museum Object and Cultural History
Clark Gable Medal: date made: mid 20th century. depicted: Gable, Clark. maker: Scovill Manufacturing Company.
The object in the museum catalogue
The Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut produced this medal during the middle of the 20th century. The Scovill Company was established in 1802 as a button manufacturer and is still in business today. Scovill was an early industrial American innovator, adapting armory manufacturing processes to mass-produce a variety of consumer goods including buttons, daguerreotype mats, and medals.
Obverse: Bust image of Clark Gable, facing three quarters to the left. The legend reads: CLARK GABLE.
Reverse: An inscription that reads METRO GOLDWYN MAYER STAR.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: mid 20th century
- depicted: Gable, Clark
- maker: Scovill Manufacturing Company
- Object Name: medal
- Physical Description: brass (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 2.9 cm; 1 1/8 in
- place made: United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
- Subject: Entertainment, Film
- ID Number: 1981.0296.1624
- accession number: 1981.0296
- catalog number: 1981.0296.1624
- Credit Line: Scovill, Inc.
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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