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ENGRAVING:
Top Emblem: Medaille |of | 1st classe |Exposition | Universelle | 1855 (end of Emblem)
Medialle | Londres 1862 | Exposition Universelle | Paris 1867 | Medaille Honneur | En Argent | Antoine Courtois& Mille | MisseSr | Facteur Du Conservatoire National | 88 rue Des Marais St Martin | Paris | 1lr Prix | Grande Madaille Dor | Exposition De Moscou 1872 | Medaille Dor Paris 1878 & 1889 | J. Howard Foote | Sole U.S. Agent | New York and Chicago
Engraving on slide appears to say:
Courtois | Mille | Brevete | Paris | Made in France
.465 in bore
7 in bell.
John Howard Foote was a dealer, importer, and maker in New York and Chicago from 1863 to 1896. He said, "most of my goods though not of my manufacture, are made to order by different makers from drawings, descriptions and in some cases models furnished by me."
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