MEDALLION. Calendar Medal, England, 1824, by Kempson & Son, ...

Estimate

£35 - £50

MEDALLION. Calendar Medal, England, 1824, by Kempson & Son, 39mm, brass, VF, this year not in Ackerman. Peter Kempson struck single year calendar medals from 1796 to 1826, on his own as P. Kempson (1796-1801), in partnership with James Kindon as Kempson & Kindon (1802-1810), with his son as P. Kempson & Son (1810-1824) and finally as Kempson & Co (1824-1825). Peter Kempson was a Birmingham button-manufacturer who also produced a vast array of tokens for collectors. Reference: Ackerman, "Calendar Medals in the British Museum", The Medal, Autumn 2004.