General Sale - 1st September 2025

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1928 Blackpool Gigantic Wheel Medallion

Lot 18: 1928 Blackpool Gigantic Wheel Medallion

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Start price: £5

Estimated price: £30 - £60

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A circular commemorative medallion, struck in 1928 from a copper or bronze alloy. The obverse features a central inscription encircled by a laurel wreath border. The text reads: “GIGANTIC WHEEL, BLACKPOOL / ERECTED 1896 / DISMANTLED BY / WARD BROTHERS / OF ECCLES / MANCHESTER, 1928 / THIS MEDAL WAS STRUCK / FROM METAL / COMPRISING PARTS / OF THE WHEEL.”