- Manufactured by
- Loren Murchison & Company, American
- Issued by
- Newark Public Schools Board of Education, American
- Received by
- Peacock, Eulace, American, 1914 - 1996
- Date
- ca. 1931
- Medium
- gold and metal with silk, dye and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (overall): 3 1/8 × 1 7/16 × 1/4 in. (8 × 3.6 × 0.7 cm)
- H x W x D (pin): 1/4 × 1 7/16 × 1/4 in. (0.6 × 3.6 × 0.6 cm)
- H x W x D (ribbon): 1 1/2 × 1 1/4 × 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.2 × 0.7 cm)
- H x W x D (medal): 1 9/16 × 1 × 1/8 in. (4 × 2.6 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- Newark Board of Education Invitation Track Meet gold medal for the Broad Jump event awarded to Eulace Peacock. The medal consists of a gold colored bar pin holding an orange and blue ribbon attached to a medal. The gold tone pin is rectangular shaped with a “C” clasp closure on the back. The ribbon is crimped to the front of the bar on each side. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is a rectangular, gold colored medal held in place with two (2) jump rings. The obverse of the medal has a relief rectangular frame. Inside the frame is a relief depiction of an athlete depicted in a runner’s starting position on a track. He is crouched down with his hands on the ground in front of him, his proper left knee bent and placed between his elbows. His body faces the left edge of the medal. Above his head is a relief text that reads [NEWARK / BD. OF ED.]. Below the runner is additional relief text that reads [INVITATION / TRACK MEET]. On the reverse of the medal, at the top is engraved text that reads [BROAD JUMP]. Along the bottom edge is a stamped maker’s mark for Murchison and hallmark that reads [MURCHISON / NEWARK NJ / 1/10 G.F.].
- Place made
- Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Awards, Medals, and Insignia
- Type
- pins (fasteners)
- medals
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- A2014.63.105.1.76
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




