ECK, William  (fl 1856-60) metalcaster, New York City.
          Born Prussia about 1824. Came to America ?
          Two pieces attributed to him are crude casts made
          from original medals by Emil Sigel.
          He served in New York Volunteers.

          C   A   M   P   A   I   G   N     I   T   E   M   S

1868 Grant (Ulysses S.) and Colfax Cast Medal (copied from
          medal by Emil Sigel) . . . . . . . . . . .  [USG 1868-6]
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  PCA 64:132
1868 Seymour (Horatio) and Blair Medal. . .  DeWitt HS 1868-2

          B I O G R A P H I C A L  R E F E R E N C E S

D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace p 204.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:1009.

          N U M I S M A T I C   R E F E R E N C E S

S11 {1959} DeWitt gives a separate number for the Seymour piece by Eck, HS 1868-2 p
          381, but not the Grant medal.
E18 {1985} McSorley.
S58 {1999} Rulau. Standard Catalog U.S. Tokens, p 479.