Catégorie : Evènement
Forme : Ronde
Diamètre : 32,00
Métal : Cuivre
État : SPL
Année : 1897
Avers : La grande roue vue de 3/4
Titulature avers : GIGANTIC WHEEL - EARLS COURT - 1897
Revers : Texte en 12 lignes
Titulature revers : THE / GIGANTIC WHEEL / AT EARLS COURT IS / 284 FEET IN DIAMETER / & WEIGHS ABOUT 900 TONS. / THERE ARE 40 CARS. EACH / TO CARRY 30 PERSONS. / FROM THE TOP OF THE / WHEEL ABOUT 300 FEET / WINDSOR CASTLE IS / VISIBLE ON THE / WEST
Remarque : The Earls Court wheel was modelled on a design by George Washington Gale Ferris, which was built for the Chicago columbian Exhibition in 1893. Construction of the wheel was carried out under the charge of Mr. Walter Basset and opened to the public on 6th July 1895 for the Empire of India Exhibition. The wheel last turned on the closing day of the Austrian Exhibition in October 1906. Medals were issued for each year the wheel was in existence. Semble exister avec au revers le prtrait de la reine Victoria ou le calendrier de l'année d'émission.