Solid Silver Coal Miners Trophy 1944 with Letters etc. Stunning Memoribilia

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Solid Silver Coal Miners Trophy 1944 with Letters etc. Stunning Memoribilia:
$484.91

Stunning Trophy/Shield for the Memories of Coal Mining
Pre Nationalisation when the Mine Owners Organised Competitions
For the Most Output of Coal between Mines
First presented in 1944 By Mr Jas R WilsonOf Bank Park TranentFor TheMid & East Lothian CollieriesOutput CompetitionFirst Won By Fleets Colliery in August 1944Last Presented 28th December 1946 to Glencairn Colliery.
Coal Mining Nationalised January 1st 1947.
Trophy itself was then presented on the 31st March 1948toJames Cunninghame Esq of Glen Tachur in Carrickby the men of Glencairn Colliery Longniddry-Brown Jack MineOn Severance of Nationalisation
The Studs on the face are very much in the Style of Rennie Mackintosh.There is a Royal Scots Badge attached also.
Mounted on a piece of Oak the Solid Silver Trophy is 11 1/2\" x 13\"The Oak is 13 3/8\" x 15\" with an Easel Back.
Included are copies of letters between James Wilson and Mr Cunninghame dated March 1948 concerning the Wilson Shield
I have another Trophy around 3 ft tall in Bronze for the Same period with a SilverPlate attachment Same style as this one.
These are a part of Coal Mining History of ScotlandGood set of Hallmarks as seen
2.5 Klio\'s in weightWorld Wide post a pleasure
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