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Object details:

Object Name: Cup, First Prize, Providence
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19730590000

	Object Name
	Cup, First Prize, Providence

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv90b81e6d7-d1af-4385-8e76-67fa7e997020

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Materials
	Overall: Silver

	Dimensions
	3-D: 20.8 × 11.5 × 19.5cm (8 3/16 × 4 1/2 × 7 11/16 in.)

	Physical Description
	This trophy with a round base, tapering into a thin stem and widening into a cup shape with two side handles is engraved on the front with "Old Home Week, Providence 1907" and has a reflief medallion depicting an old town crier ringing a bell.

	Summary
	Glenn H. Curtiss built the foundation for his airplane engine fame on the knowledge and prestige he gained from building and racing motorcycles. By 1902 he and three other employees were manufacturing motorcycles under the brand name "Hercules". This trophy was awarded to Curtiss at the F. A. M. Meet for winning first place in the one mile time trial in the 30.5 cubic inches class on a machine of his own design, building credibility for his brand name.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Bequest of the Estate of Glenn H. Curtiss

	Inventory Number
	A19730590000

	Date
	1907

	Type
	AWARDS-Trophies

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