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Ingot commemorating the 'Henry B Hyde'
Rectangular shaped ingot. Obverse: Port broadside view of the 'Henry B Hyde', sails set. Inscription: 'HENRY B HYDE'. Reverse: Inscription, 'HENRY B HYDE 1884. Considered the finest of the commercial square-riggers known as down-easters, the "Henry B. Hyde" was built in 1884 in Bath. Maine. During her twenty-year career as a commercial sailing ship, she helped America compete with foreign steamships in international trade.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2846 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Ingot |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Franklin Mint |
| Vessels: | Henry B Hyde 1884 |
| Date made: | 1976 |
| People: | Franklin Mint |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 48 x 64 x 3 mm |