1900 Olympics Universal Exposition Paris SYRACUSE CHILLED PLOW CO. MEDAL Token

Description: &lt;img src="HTTPS://ti2.auctiva.com/web/aswCredit.gif" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="HTTPS://www.auctiva.com/?how=scLnk0" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="HTTPS://ti2.auctiva.com/images/sc1line0.gif" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;1900 OLYMPIC GAMES THE EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE 1900 IN PARIS SYRACUSE CHILLED PLOW CO.BRONZE MEDAL Tokenin special case!!!!!!!! In 1900, Baron de Coubertin brought the Games to his homeland, France. The Games were held as part of the Exposition Universelle, ‘World’s Fair’ which celebrated the world’s achievements during the 19th century. Less than two years prior to the Paris Games, the Union des Societes Francaises de Sports Athletiques (Union of the French Societies for Athletic Sports – USFSA) decided that they held the right to organise any form of sport during the ‘World Fair’. More than 5 million people attended the exhibition (a world record at the time), yet it still failed to turn a profit, costing the French government 2,000,000 Francs. The fair included more than 76,000 exhibitors and covered 1.12 square kilometres of Paris. A sideshow at the Exposition was the Second Olympic Games, which were spread over five months. So unnoted were these games that many athletes died unaware that they had been Olympians. The games also marked the first participation by female athletes and, in such sports as tennis, football (soccer), polo, rowing, shooting and tug of war, teams were multinational. This is a very attractive "Storecard" Medal or Token from the "Syracuse Chilled Plow Company" of Syracuse, New York. This retailer of Plows, Harrows, Cultivators and Barrows won the "Gold Medal" at the "Paris International Exposition" of 1900 and this medal was produced to publicize that. This company was in business until at least 1918. Obverse: REPUBLIQUE • FRANCAISE • PARIS 1900 • "Marianne" the personification of France. Reverse: SYRACUSE CHILLED PLOW CO. SYRACUSE, N Y • PLOWS • HARROWS • CULTIVATORS • BARROWS • USA • In plain borders. HTTPS://exposition-universelle-paris-1900.com/MEDAILLES_ET_BIJOUTAILLERIE SIZE: Weight: 8.44 Gram, 28.5 Millimeter, Brass."Standard Catalog of United States Tokens" by Russell Rulau. Guy Nineties, New York, #SYR-33. Syracuse Chilled Plow CompanyThe Syracuse Chilled Plow Company was created in 1876, under the original name of the Robinson Chilled Plow Co. The company took on its more recognized name three years later. In 1910, as Deere & Company continued to expand its holdings in the agricultural market, the Syracuse Chilled Plow Company was enjoying success of almost $200,000 in annual profits. When Deere acquired the company, it was headed by W.W. Wiard, great-grandson of early-nineteenth-century plow maker, Thomas Wiard.George Mixter recounted the story of the company’s acquisition. “I went to Syracuse, telephoned Mr. Chase from the hotel. Mr. Chase and Mr. Wiard immediately came to my room. I stated the general conditions of the implement trade and asked if they would care to be associated with Deere & Company. They immediately telephoned for their private ledger and spread before me the facts. I was particularly impressed with the reliability of their figures and the character of the men. After some talk they retired to an adjoining room and in a short time returned and stated ina general way what kind of a deal they were willing to make with Deere & Company. I returned to Moline, stated the facts to the Executive Committee of Deere & Company, and immediately returned to Syracuse to consummate the deal.Accompanied by Mr. Wharton, we arrived at Syracuse on Saturday noon. During Saturday afternoon and Sunday and most of two nights, Mr. Wharton devoted himself to examining the books while I made a tentative appraisal of the property. And on Monday noon we handed Mr. Chase a draft of the National Park Bank for $400,000 as an initial payment on the deal. These details” he confided, “show how possible it is to do things rapidly under the right conditions.”“The arrangements for the Syracuse purchase were similar to the earlier ones,” according to Wayne Broehl’s book, John Deere’s History, “though in this case a substantial amount was paid in cash. (The Syracuse shareholders received $400,000 in preferred stock, just $10,000 in common stock, and $940,000 in cash; C.A. Chase and W.W. Wiard also received personally some $28,000 each of Deere common stock.) The management of the Syracuse operation remained in the hands of Wiard and Chase, and the manufacturing operations were left in Syracuse. The only change from previous Syracuse operations was the selling through Deere branch houses instead of directly to the trade.” PLEASE SEE THE PHOTOSThomas Wiard began making wooden plows with iron staves in the Syracuse area in 1793.[1]The Syracuse Chilled Plow Company, founded in 1876, was one of the first companies to lease space in the Geddes Street Lynch Building and were occupants before Charles Lipe bought the building in 1880. They built "special plows designed for the light gravelly soils in the East." Harry Wiard, descendant of Thomas Wiard, invented the chilling process in plow manufacture.[1] The company was later purchased by the Deere family (of the John Deere Company) and offered a full line of chilled plows, both walking and riding models,[7] including spring-tooth harrows, quack-grass harrows, potato machinery and grape and berry hoes.[2] By 1879, the company was operating at the corner of Marcellus and Wyoming streets.[8]During 1874, Williams' Reaper and Mower Works was operating in Geddes on the city's western edge.[9] VERY OLD/VERY NICE/VERY COLLECTABLE SHIPPING AND HANDLING: The standard registered air mail to worldwide is USD 15.50 Registration of US 6.50 is included in the above price! Worldwide Shipping COMBINE SHIPPING: Combined shipment can save your money, please contact us to reduce the shipping fee before your payment. Courier service is available on request. Additional charges will be on your account. 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