Port Adelaide Drivers Association Medal

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ProvenanceMedal presented to the donor's Grandfather, John Jennings, for a life of training and driving Clydesdale horses in the Port. The horses were bred at Grave's Farm, Gawler West, and broken in the sand hills at Fort Glanville and Semaphore. John Jennings died in 1923.SignificanceDocuments past use of horses for business, and life along the coast.DescriptionMedal of sterling silver attached to a fog-style linked chain, also of sterling silver. The medal is engraved on one side with ‚ÄòPRESENTED/ TO/ John Jennings' and on the other side with 'BY the/ PORT ADELAIDE/ DRIVERS/ ASSOCIATION/ MAY 1890'. The inscriptions are on a slightly indented surface with a scroll design forming the rim/mount. The chain is made up of slender links, open in the middle and joined by circular links at each end. The length of chain would fit a small neck.Creator (person) Creator (organisation) Acknowledgement Date of Creation1890Date of UsageMaterialSterling silver
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DimensionType: Total
Width: 350
Unit (Lengths): mm
Accession NumberHT 2002.0708

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