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QUERY: H. W PAGE MEDALLIONDavid Pickup submitted this request for assistance in researching a medallion that may (or may not) have a connection to the U.S. -Editor Andrew Wager, co-editor of the UK Historical Medal Journal, is researching a medallion by the sculptor and medallist H. W Page for an article in the 2021 edition. The silver medal is 52mm in diameter and uniface.
The medal is similar to the Oxford Millenary Medal produced in the same year, 1912.
The Oxford medal was struck to celebrate the millenary of Oxford celebrations in July 1912. Lawrence Brown states: "These medals were sold by Messrs Payne and Son Silversmiths of 131 High Street, Oxford at the following prices: WM 1/-, in case 1/6d Ae 4/6d,in case 5/-: AR in case £1/1/-. Forrer, vol VIII, p.108 notes that this piece is by H. W Page; this is incorrect." Brown attributes the piece to C. W Thomas, a view supported by an article by David Pickup published in the Spring 2008 volume of The Medal which included a contemporary flyer for the medal which cites Cecil Thomas as the designer and does not mention Page. H. W Page has an entry in Forrer and is listed as being active 1892-1930. Forrer records that Page was living in the USA by 1917 but no further details of this or his future career have as yet come to light. Do any readers have information about Page working in America or have a copy of the London medallion?
Can anyone help? -Editor Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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