Plaquette - 125th anniversary of Peter A. Frasse and Co. Inc.

€1.00

Obverse description	Steam ship and multiple inscription.
Obverse lettering	PETER A. FRASSE & CO. INCORPORATED ROBERT FULTON`S `CLERMONT` THE WORLD`S FIRST SUCCESSFUL // STEAM-PROPELLED VESSEL MADE HER // MAIDEN RUN FROM NEW YORK TO ALBANY // ON AUGUST 17, 1807. 133 FEET LONG, WITH A BEAM OF 13 // FEET AND A DRAFT OF 2 FEET, SHE WAS // POWERED BY A BOULTON AND WATT 24 // H. P. BELL CRANK ENGINE. THE WORKING MODEL USED IN HER // ONSTRUCTION WAS BUILT IN THE SMALL // WATCH-REPAIR SHOP OF HENRI FREDERIC // FRASSE. WHO EXPANDED INTO THE // `MACHINIST SUPPLIES` BUSINESS IN // 1816. IN CONTINUOUS EXISTENCE SINCE // THEN, THE FIRM WAS RENAMED PETER A. // FRASSE & CO. IN 1849. 125TH ANNIVERSARY 1816 / FRASSE // MECHANICAL // STEELS / 1941
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Reverse description	Blank.
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Mintage	1941 - -
Catalog ID	3996664800
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