by Doug Nichols | Apr 9, 2020 | Artifact |
Third place medal from the 1957 Helene Mayer Memorial. From the Fran Carter collection. Fran was married three times. In 1957, her last name was “Matthies” and she was competing for the Halberstadt School of Fencing. The previous year, 1956, she...
by Doug Nichols | Apr 2, 2020 | Artifact |
The 1951 First Place trophy for the Gerda d’Egnuff Women’s Foil competition. This foil was won by Francis “Fran” Carter. I haven’t yet tracked down what year this tournament began, or for how many years it was held. This weapon was...
by Doug Nichols | Mar 26, 2020 | Artifact |
A hand-engraved medal from the Colonel Laurance Brownlee collection. I love this medal. Awarded by the Letterman Army Hospital, Colonel Brownlee has taken something sharp and engraved the back in his own handwriting to note the significance of the medal. It reads,...
by Doug Nichols | Mar 19, 2020 | Artifact |
A 1961 medal from the Colonel Laurance Brownlee collection. The medal is mounted onto a wood backing. I’m not certain what the USNC denotes. “NC” from this region usually means the Nor Cal Division, but I’ve never seen it written this way. ...
by Doug Nichols | Mar 12, 2020 | Artifact |
A small medal from the Colonel Laurance Brownlee collection. From 1955, the “LAH” stands for Letterman Army Hospital. With nothing on the back, it is unclear what event or weapon it may represent.
by Doug Nichols | Mar 5, 2020 | Artifact |
From the Colonel Laurance Brownlee collection. This undated medal has a pin-back for wearing on your lapel or pinning on a fencing jacket.
