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*The Barling stag hunt meerschaum pipe is not one of the eight pipes. | *The Barling stag hunt meerschaum pipe is not one of the eight pipes. | ||
My best source for identifying the pipe awardees was not any of the Exhibition catalogs, but an | My best source for identifying the pipe awardees was not any of the Exhibition catalogs, but an | ||
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exhibitor-specific. Not surprisingly, these numbers do not comport with the following table. The | exhibitor-specific. Not surprisingly, these numbers do not comport with the following table. The | ||
Jurors Medal was given to all the members of the Jury who judged the exhibits, and Prince | Jurors Medal was given to all the members of the Jury who judged the exhibits, and Prince | ||
Albert was awarded a Great Medal of Achievement. More than 600 American exhibitors | Albert was awarded a Great Medal of Achievement. More than 600 American exhibitors | ||
participated and, of the 170 medals awarded by the Council of the Great Exhibition, five were | participated and, of the 170 medals awarded by the Council of the Great Exhibition, five were | ||
awarded to American exhibits, none of which was for pipes. | awarded to American exhibits, none of which was for pipes. | ||
There’s evidence of a degree of prejudice regarding awards for the pipe exhibitors that may | There’s evidence of a degree of prejudice regarding awards for the pipe exhibitors that may | ||
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distribution of awards than is now attained.” (“The Industrial Exhibition. General Remarks,” ''The | distribution of awards than is now attained.” (“The Industrial Exhibition. General Remarks,” ''The | ||
London Journal of Arts, Sciences, and Manufactures, and Repertory of Patent Inventions'', 1851). | London Journal of Arts, Sciences, and Manufactures, and Repertory of Patent Inventions'', 1851). | ||
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