{"product_id":"australia-1881-adelaide-exhibition-30mm-silver-prize-medal","title":"Australia 1881 Adelaide Exhibition 30mm Silver Prize Medal - To Henrietta Vansittart","description":"\u003cp\u003e30mm. Gilt silver. 10.44g. Unsigned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObverse with c\u003cspan\u003elassical figures with attributes of industry and the arts, reverse engraved within wreath 'H. Vansittart - Twickenham - Propeller'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAttractively toned Extremely Fine and a very important award considering the recipient.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHenrietta Vansittart (1833-1883)\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #202122; background: white;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas an English engineer and inventor, awarded a patent for a screw propellor called the Lowe-Vansittart propeller. She was self-trained and she is considered to be one of the first female engineers, with her concentration being on ship propulsion. Her work went on to be fitted on many ships, including HMS Druid, the Scandinavian, and the RMS Lusitania.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lowe-Vansittart Propeller was awarded a first-class diploma at the International Exhibition in Kensington in 1871, a first-class diploma and medal at the 1872 Dublin, 1875 Paris, 1876 Belgian, 1879 Sydney Exhibition, 1880 Melbourne and 1881 Adelaide Exhibitions, as well as other awards at the Royal Cornwall and Naples Maritime Exhibitions. In her obituary in the Journal of the London Association of Foreman Engineers and Draughtsmen, it is claimed that she was the first woman to write and read a scientific paper, illustrated with diagrams and drawings of her own, before a scientific institution.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA scale model of the Lowe-Vansittart propeller is held in the Science Museum Group's collections, which she donated to the museum in 1874.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coopers Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58656763019648,"sku":null,"price":265.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2437\/4545\/files\/STA_0274_2.png?v=1786361330","url":"https:\/\/www.cooperscoins.com\/products\/australia-1881-adelaide-exhibition-30mm-silver-prize-medal","provider":"Coopers Coins \u0026 Medals Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}