Lot 3250

Description

Intercolonial Exhibition Melbourne, 1875, Philadelphia, 1876, in bronze (69mm) (C.1876/6), obverse, O.R.Campbell Des - J.Hogarth Fec in line above exergue, below near edge Stokes & Martin - Melbourne, impressed on obverse 'Melbourne 1875' and around edge 'John Hellings.' Good very fine and very scarce.

In Department XXL - Carriages, Buggies, &c, John Hellings of Geelong was awarded first prize for two pairs of carriage springs. There was some controversy at the exhibition whereby Mr Hellings had to write to the secretary of the exhibition to lodge a complaint that his carriage springs were removed from the display table in his absence by a competitor.