CHAPELLE, Camille L. (1848-1923) engraver, diesinker,
Waterbury, Connecticut.
Born France, 1848. Came to America before 1878.
Employed by Scovill for 12 years (1883-1894) where
he engraved the dies for medals listed below.
Self-employed after 1894, he advertised in city
directories 1895-96 as "die sinker and engraver ...
dies of every description for novelties, buttons,
medals, badges, spoons, ornamental trimings."
Signed dies C.L.C. initials, monogram.
Died Waterbury, Connecticut 17 February 1923.
Hundreds of dies in Scovill archives were signed
by Chapelle; these dies were mostly for buttons and
ornaments. They were widely dispersed to 22
museums in America circa 1982. [The compilor has
visited only a handful of these to record their holdings.]
M E D A L S E R I E S
Goodyear Welt Shoe Stock Design Series:
1890 Goodyear Welt and Turned Shoes Medal . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 45:1724
1890ca Goodyear Welt Shoes Trademark Medal . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 45:1698
1890ca Little Maxwell & Company Medal (with Goodyear
Welt shoe stock die) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Storer 433
1890ca Pittsburgh Exposition W.M. Laird Medal (with
Goodyear Welt Shoe stock die) . . . . . Pit 15
1890ca Tilt-Smith Shoe Company Chicago Medal (rev
Goodyear Welt shoe stock die) . . . Rulau Chi 160
1895 Boston Mechanics Fair 100th Anniversary Medal (rev
Goodyear Welt stock design). . . . . . . . . . . . . HK 733,
Rulau Bos 30, Storer 435
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCA 47:1494
Illustrated: M59 {2008} Hoffman (et al), So-Called p 140
M E D A L S
1884 Methodist Episcopal Church Centennial Medal. . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . J&J 13:787; CAL 28:652, CAL 30:2098
1888 Masonic Temple Waterbury Connecticut Medal . . . . .
1889 German Hospitals in New York Fair Medal. . Freeman 621,
Rulau NY-NY A61, Storer 5149
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAL 29:725
Collection: American Numismatic Society. 0000.999.45763
1889 Photography Semi-Centennial Medal (obv portrait Louis
J.M. Daguerre; issued by Photographic Times
publication) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rulau NY-NY 245
Auctions:. . . . . J&J 22:1047, J&J 23:621; PCA 47:1897
1890ca Army of Ohio 7th Division Medal . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 57:1218
1890 Connecticut Grand Commandery Annual Conclave Medal .
1891 Stockton Court House Dedication Medal. . . . . . HK 623
Illustrated: M59 {2008} Hoffman (et al), So-Called Dol p 118
1891 United States Patent Office Centennial Medal . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . CAL 29:2198; J&J 15:375, J&J 19:352,
J&J 21:615; PCA 56:1295, PCA 57:1844
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
E3 {1902-30} Forrer 1:398.
M10 {1923} Storer (Massachusetts) 433, 435, p 56.
M14 {1931} Storer (medical) 5149, 694.
M20 {1963} Hibler and Kappen 623, p 96, 733 116.
M21 {1964} Freeman 621, p 297.
R9 {1986} McGuinn and Bazelon, p 17.
S58 {1999} Rulau. Standard Catalog of U.S. Tokens, NY-NY A61, p 630, NY-NY 245 639, Chi 160 818, Bos 30 845.
M59 {2008} Hoffman (et al) So-Called Dollars, 2nd edition, p 118, 140.
Waterbury, Connecticut.
Born France, 1848. Came to America before 1878.
Employed by Scovill for 12 years (1883-1894) where
he engraved the dies for medals listed below.
Self-employed after 1894, he advertised in city
directories 1895-96 as "die sinker and engraver ...
dies of every description for novelties, buttons,
medals, badges, spoons, ornamental trimings."
Signed dies C.L.C. initials, monogram.
Died Waterbury, Connecticut 17 February 1923.
Hundreds of dies in Scovill archives were signed
by Chapelle; these dies were mostly for buttons and
ornaments. They were widely dispersed to 22
museums in America circa 1982. [The compilor has
visited only a handful of these to record their holdings.]
M E D A L S E R I E S
Goodyear Welt Shoe Stock Design Series:
1890 Goodyear Welt and Turned Shoes Medal . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 45:1724
1890ca Goodyear Welt Shoes Trademark Medal . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 45:1698
1890ca Little Maxwell & Company Medal (with Goodyear
Welt shoe stock die) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Storer 433
1890ca Pittsburgh Exposition W.M. Laird Medal (with
Goodyear Welt Shoe stock die) . . . . . Pit 15
1890ca Tilt-Smith Shoe Company Chicago Medal (rev
Goodyear Welt shoe stock die) . . . Rulau Chi 160
1895 Boston Mechanics Fair 100th Anniversary Medal (rev
Goodyear Welt stock design). . . . . . . . . . . . . HK 733,
Rulau Bos 30, Storer 435
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCA 47:1494
Illustrated: M59 {2008} Hoffman (et al), So-Called p 140
M E D A L S
1884 Methodist Episcopal Church Centennial Medal. . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . J&J 13:787; CAL 28:652, CAL 30:2098
1888 Masonic Temple Waterbury Connecticut Medal . . . . .
1889 German Hospitals in New York Fair Medal. . Freeman 621,
Rulau NY-NY A61, Storer 5149
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAL 29:725
Collection: American Numismatic Society. 0000.999.45763
1889 Photography Semi-Centennial Medal (obv portrait Louis
J.M. Daguerre; issued by Photographic Times
publication) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rulau NY-NY 245
Auctions:. . . . . J&J 22:1047, J&J 23:621; PCA 47:1897
1890ca Army of Ohio 7th Division Medal . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 57:1218
1890 Connecticut Grand Commandery Annual Conclave Medal .
1891 Stockton Court House Dedication Medal. . . . . . HK 623
Illustrated: M59 {2008} Hoffman (et al), So-Called Dol p 118
1891 United States Patent Office Centennial Medal . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . CAL 29:2198; J&J 15:375, J&J 19:352,
J&J 21:615; PCA 56:1295, PCA 57:1844
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
E3 {1902-30} Forrer 1:398.
M10 {1923} Storer (Massachusetts) 433, 435, p 56.
M14 {1931} Storer (medical) 5149, 694.
M20 {1963} Hibler and Kappen 623, p 96, 733 116.
M21 {1964} Freeman 621, p 297.
R9 {1986} McGuinn and Bazelon, p 17.
S58 {1999} Rulau. Standard Catalog of U.S. Tokens, NY-NY A61, p 630, NY-NY 245 639, Chi 160 818, Bos 30 845.
M59 {2008} Hoffman (et al) So-Called Dollars, 2nd edition, p 118, 140.