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The Franklin Institute – Edward Longstreet Medal. AR Medal (44mm, 46.30 g, 12h). Presented to Herbert E. Ives, E.F. Kingsburgy, and E. Karrer, 1919. EDWARD LONGSTREET MEDAL OF MERIT, bust of Edward Longstreet left; below, FOUNDED 1890 / AWARDED BY THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, TO/ HERBERT E. IVES/ E.F. KINGSBURY/ AND E. KARRER/ 1919; two crossed laurel branches below. Deep iridescent toning, a few light scratches and marks. Choice EF.
From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection.
The trio were awarded the Edward Longstreet Medal in physics for their paper, "A Physical Study of the Welsbach Mantle," in Journal of the Franklin Institute Vol. 186, No. 5 (November 1918). Herbert Ives would serve as President of the American Numismatic Society from 1842-1947.
From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection.
The trio were awarded the Edward Longstreet Medal in physics for their paper, "A Physical Study of the Welsbach Mantle," in Journal of the Franklin Institute Vol. 186, No. 5 (November 1918). Herbert Ives would serve as President of the American Numismatic Society from 1842-1947.