Historical Medals

Local, LONDON, Christ’s Hospital Preparatory School, a silver award medal by Vaughton, arms, rev. pupil with banner, edge hallmarked Birmingham 1913 and named (Edgar Carden Andrews Michaelmas Term 1914), 51mm, 95.60g; City of London School, Stewart Memorial Prize, 1866, a silver award medal, unsigned, edge named (Edward Samuel Summers), 48mm, 47.03g; Highgate School, a silver award medal, unsigned, rev. named (Chris. A. Caslon, 1911, 10 Lengths), 44mm, 45.45g [3]. Very fine or better £100-£120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Educational Prize Medals from the Collection of the late Mike Roberts.

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Chris Caslon appears to have gone to Eton after leaving Highgate. Eton School holds a small archive of his letters written from the Western Front in 1915-16.