DIEGES & CLUST, NEW YORK; CIRCA 1912 (THE MEDAL)

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A CARPATHIA MEDAL, A DISCHARGE BOOK, AND A MATCH HOLDER FROM JOHN MCELROY
DIEGES & CLUST, NEW YORK; CIRCA 1912 (THE MEDAL)
IN BRONZE WITH A RED RIBBON AND CLASP, ON THE VERSO IS AN IMAGE OF THE SHIP IN AMONGST THE ICEBERGS AND LIFE BOATS, THE IMAGE SURROUNDED BY NEPTUNE AND DOLPHINS, AND ON THE REVERSE IS INSCRIBED "PRESENTED/TO THE/CAPTAIN/OFFICERS & CREW/OF/R.M.S."CARPATHIA"/IN RECOGNITION OF GALLANT & HEROIC SERVICES/FROM THE SURVIVORS/OF THE/S.S. "TITANIC"/APRIL 15TH 1912". IN THE ORIGINAL BOX. ALONG WITH JOHN MCELROY'S DISCHARGE BOOK, WHICH CLEARLY STATES ON PAGE 11 THAT HE WAS A SAILOR ON BOARD R.M.S. CARPATHIA DURING THE RESCUE OF THE R.M.S. TITANIC'S PASSENGERS AND STAMPED BY CAPTAIN ROSTRON. ALSO, A MATCH CASE WITH A HINGED LID, LATCH, MATCH STRIKE AND APPLIED MEDALLION WITH AN IMAGE OF THE R.M.S. CARPATHIA.
6½ X 4½ IN. (16.5 X 11.4 CM) (THE BOOK), 1½ IN. (3.8 CM.) DIAMETER (THE MEDAL). (3)

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THIS IS THE BRONZE MEDALLION, PRESENTED TO CREWMAN JOHN MCELROY, COMMISSIONED BY MOLLY BROWN, AND GIVEN TO THE OFFICERS AND THE CREW OF THE S.S. CARPATHIA TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR RESCUING THE SURVIVORS OF THE R.M.S. TITANIC. IT IS RARE TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE OWNER OF THESE MEDALS, AND THE FACT THAT IT COMES WITH THE DISCHARGE BOOK IS UNUSUAL.

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