Medal - 1885 Electric Exhibition St. Petersburg, Russia

Reverse

Russian Imperial Double Eagle over lightening going to a tower amongst assorted branches behind a shield. Russian Iris code on scroll sdurrounding.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 1885 -1886

Edge

Plain

Comment

The Imperial Russian Technical Society (IRTO) organised a series of electrotechnical exhibitions in St. Petersburg in 1880, 1882, 1885-86 and 1892. The first two served mostly scientific purposes, while the third and especially the fourth one opened up the development of a new branch of industry. IRTO also hosted an exhibition on galvanoplastics (1889), two exhibitions of lighting and heating appliances (1908 and 1913-14), and an exhibition of internal-combustion engines (1910). In 1895 IRTO embarked on organising in St. Petersburg The First All-Russian Publishing Exhibition (at the Solyanoy Settlement), bringing together stand-holders from 50 cities. In 1909 The Millers' Association held The First All-Russian Milling Exhibition at the Solyanoy Settlement with participants from Russian granaries. The Russian Automobile Society, with a contribution by Petersburg Avtomobil journal and Paris L'Auto, put its hand to organising the First International Automobile Exhibition (1907, in Mikhaylovsky Manege). Following the initiative of the City Duma, the capital hosted two artisan exhibitions (1885 and 1899, Solyanoy Settlement), displaying the state of artisan production in the capital. The Petersburg committee of the Red Cross stepped forward to initiate the French-Russian Exhibition (1899, The Solyanoy Settlement), representing crafts, artisan and industrial sections.

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