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Award Reading Working Men's Regatta

Location United Kingdom
Year 1912
Type Award medal
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Obverse description Detailed bird's-eye view in high relief of the Huntley & Palmers biscuit factory complex in Reading, with multiple large industrial buildings, tall smoking chimneys, and a horse-drawn vehicle in the foreground. The circular legend reads HUNTLEY & PALMERS CHALLENGE BOWL around the upper periphery, with the date 1892 at the base, flanked by two dots.
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Reverse description Plain polished field bearing engraved recipient details in the centre: the name E. G. Avery in cursive script above CARPENTERS DEPt and the date 1912 with decorative flourishes. The circular legend READING · WORKING · MEN'S · REGATTA runs around the full periphery, with hallmarks visible at the base of the field.
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