- Title:
- Medal commemorating the opening of the Thames Tunnel, 1842
- Object name(s):
- medal; medal
- Brief description:
- Commemorative medal, alloy, commemorating the opening of the Thames Tunnel, 1842, made by J. Taylor, Birmingham. Depicting longitudinal section of tunnel and portrait of Sir Isa bart (sic.) Marc Brunel. Overall: 7 mm x 62 mm.
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Associated concept:
- medal
- Associated concept:
- railway numismatics
- Associated concept:
- Running the Railway
- Dimension:
- depth
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 1/4
- Dimension:
- depth
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 7
- Dimension:
- diameter
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 2 7/16
- Dimension:
- diameter
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 62
- Material:
- white metal (unknown)
- Object name:
- medal; medal
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1842
- Date - latest:
- 1842
- Object production date:
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1842
- Date - latest:
- 1842
- Object production person:
- Taylor, William Joseph
- Object production place:
- Birmingham, Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
- Other number:
- 1984-7228
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- NRM/84/29/149
- Other number type:
- National Railway Museum number
- Responsible department/section:
- NRM - Coins and Medals
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2037498c-4c40-3b7b-86f7-22704e6ab9d6
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2037498c-4c40-3b7b-86f7-22704e6ab9d6, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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