Bradbury & Co
Exhibition Medals
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and David Best 2009 All Rights Reserved.
Bradbury & Company gained a huge number of Prize Medals at the various Exhibitions and Shows that were held both in Great Britain and Internationally. These Exhibitions were extremely popular in Victorian times and the Company was justifiably proud of its Medals. Sadly though even these have been forgotten and the Medals themselves probably melted down for scrap. Below is a list of major Awards that we have managed to identify as having been gained by Bradbury and Co, it is incomplete and again we would ask if you come across any information to please contact us.
EXHIBITION MEDAL TABLE
| YEAR | EXHIBITION | MACHINE | AWARD | COMMENTS | 1867 | MANCHESTER | BELGRAVIA | FIRST (SILVER) | GREAT CENTENARY SHOW Held 27th, 28th, 29th August |
1867 | LIVERPOOL | BELGRAVIA | FIRST | - | 1868 | SOUTHPORT | BELGRAVIA | SILVER | - | 1868 | MIDDLETON | BELGRAVIA | FIRST (SILVER) | - | 1868 | MANCHESTER | BELGRAVIA | FIRST | - | 1868 | LIVERPOOL | BELGRAVIA | FIRST | - | 1868 | ROCHDALE | BELGRAVIA | FIRST | - | 1869 | ACCRINGTON | BELGRAVIA | FIRST | - | 1869 | MIDDLETON | BELGRAVIA | SILVER | - | 1870 | MIDDLETON | BELGRAVIA | SILVER | - | 1872 | LYONS | BELGRAVIA | GOLD SILVER |
EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE et INTERNATIONALE 1st May |
1872 | PARIS | BELGRAVIA | FIRST (SILVER) SECOND (BRONZE) |
EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE de PARIS These Medals are later refered to as Gold & Silver |
1873 | VIENNA The Prater |
BELGRAVIA | GRAND MEDAL | WORLDS EXPOSITION 1st May The Company gained three other Awards. |
1873 | NORTHAMPTON | LETTER H | FIRST | LEATHERWORK EXHIBITION | 1873 | TODMORDEN | ? | FIRST & SECOND | 6th September | 1874 | MANCHESTER | ? | GOLD | - | 1874 | LONDON | ? | GOLD | INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION of all FINE ARTS, INDUSTRIES & INVENTIONS May |
1875 | ROCHDALE | ? | FIRST | - | 1875 | OLDHAM | ? | FIRST | - | 1875 | MIDDLETON | ? | FIRST | - | 1875 | STOCKPORT | ? | FIRST | - | 1875 | PARIS
Palais de l'Industrie Champs Elysees |
? | GOLD | INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 10th July to 15th November |
1875 | MANCHESTER at the Royal Pomona Palace |
? | GOLD | MECHANICAL & INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION May |
1878 | PARIS | ? | GOLD | EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE de PARIS 1st May to November |
1879 | PARIS | ROTARY | GOLD | EXPOSITION des SCIENCES APPLIQUE A ' LINDUSTRIE |
1879 | YORK | ? | FIRST | FINE ARTS & INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION November |
1880/81 | MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA |
ROTARY A1 REPAIRER |
GOLD SILVER |
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 1st October 1880 to 20th April 1881 In total 8 awards were given to the Company |
1881 | ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA |
ROTARY | GOLD | INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 31st July 1881 In addition 4 other medals awarded. |
1881 | PERTH AUSTRALIA |
ROTARY | GOLD | INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 21st November to 31st December |
1882 | LOCAL EXHIBITIONS | ROTARY | FIRST | Awarded 10 First Prizes at Local Exhibitions | 1883 | HUDDERSFIELD | ROTARY | GOLD | TECHNICAL SCHOOL & MECHANICS INSTITUTE EXHIBITION December |
1884 | ORMSKIRK | ? | HIGHEST AWARD (SILVER) |
AGRICULTURAL SHOW 30th July |
1885 | LONDON Albert Hall Galleries South Kensington |
ROTARY | GOLD | INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION of INVENTIONS November 1884 to August 1885 |
1886 | LIVERPOOL Waventree Park |
ROTARY | HIGHEST AWARD | INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION of Navigation, Travelling, Commerce and Manufacture 11th May - 8th November |
1890 | EDINBURGH | ? | GOLD | INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION of Industry, Science & Art 1st May to 31st October |
1901 | BIRMINGHAM Bingley Hall |
? | GOLD | BIRMINGHAM INDUSTRIAL POLYTECHNIC EXHIBITION 26th August to 2nd November |
NOTES
1883 Special Certificate of Merit awarded by the Sanitary Institute of Great Britain (Glasgow Meeting)
1888 Feb 1st. The Company had been awarded 12 Prize Medals and 6 Certificates of Merit for the Rotary.
1890 12 Gold Medals since 1879
1893 Over 200 First Prizes awarded to the Company.
1903. In total the Company had been awarded 200 First prizes including 14 Gold for its Sewing Machines.
1905 March More than 200 prizes including 17 Gold had been awarded.
1908 January More than 200 prizes including 17 Gold had been awarded.
1910. More than 300 first prizes had been awarded.
1888 Feb 1st. The Company had been awarded 12 Prize Medals and 6 Certificates of Merit for the Rotary.
1890 12 Gold Medals since 1879
1893 Over 200 First Prizes awarded to the Company.
1903. In total the Company had been awarded 200 First prizes including 14 Gold for its Sewing Machines.
1905 March More than 200 prizes including 17 Gold had been awarded.
1908 January More than 200 prizes including 17 Gold had been awarded.
1910. More than 300 first prizes had been awarded.
In addition to receiving Medals for its Sewing Machines the Company was also awarded Medals for its Motorcycles.
By 1906 it had been awarded 5 Gold Medals and by 1909 this tally had increased to 18.
