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Description: | Medal with the head of Sir Benjamin Heywood, a prosperous banker and one of the founders of The Manchester Mechanics Institute on one side. He was president from 1824 to 1841. On the other side is a woman wearing a flowing garment, surrounded by a bust, a gramophone, a beehive, a factory, and some other industrious objects. Around the edge is written "Struck off during the third annual exhibition held 1840" | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.38153 | Go to resource |
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