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ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1940s pin in enameled 14 karat gold for thirty years of service with the Hoover Vacuum Company. This company, whose brand name became a household synonym for the act of vacuuming itself, was started in North Canton, Ohio in...

ARTIFACT: This is an old Contractors Service Pass badge for a person working for the Heywood-Wakefield furniture company. VINTAGE: 1930s-40s. SIZE: 1-3/4" diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Celluloid, paper, steel. ATTACHMENT: Single post with...

ARTIFACT: Great vintage 1920's - 1930's Brass Social Security Card of Harry Inden. The card shows an eagle soaring in the center of two large letters "S" and below it reads: "AS REGISTERED WITH THE U. S. GOVERNMENT SOCIAL SECURITY NO. 099-09-7719 HARRY...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1930's Yale Lock Co. 20 Year Service pin in 10K gold by Whitehead & Hoag. The center of the pin depicts an hourglass with wings and just above it a blue enamel bar reads: "YALE". The outer edge red enameled ring reads: "20...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1930s pin in enameled 10 karat gold for twenty-five years of service with the Hoover Vacuum Company. This company, whose brand name became a household synonym for the act of vacuuming itself, was started in North Canton,...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful circa 1890s "Reward of Genius" medal made by C. G. Braxmar of New York. It was presented by an unscrupulous Washington, D.C. patent attorney, John Wedderburn & Company. A medallion with a scalloped border hangs from a...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1940s magnetic display tool for an Otis Elevators salesman. The tool opens to reveal a selection of symbol and phrase magnets on one half and a blank magnetic board on the other. The blank side has an easel backing and...

ARTIFACT: This is a 25 years of service pin for Hood Rubber Company of Watertown, Massachusetts. The pin is in 14 karat gold and named on reverse to Margaret C. Carmody. The pin weighs 2.51 grams. The reverse of the pin reads:MARGARET C...

ARTIFACT: This is a nicely enameled lapel pin for the 14th Annual Conference of the Railroad Young Men's Christian Association (RRYMCA), held in Chicago from October 3-6, 191The first RRYMCA was established beginning in 1872 as a place of lodging and...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1946 United Nations badge from New York. Either from the building of the U.N. Building Cornerstone or the Convention of Privileges and Immunities. Prior to 1946, the meetings and conventions of the United Nations were held in scattered...

ARTIFACT: sterling silver Western Pennsylvania Hospital (Pittsburgh) School of Nursing Graduation Badge. Badge shows one man caring for another, surrounded by a blue disc reading: "SCHOOL OF NURSING" above it reads: "WEST-N-PENN-A". The engraving on the...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1960 Practical Nurse graduation pin from the Paul A. Dever State School (also known as the Myles Standish School for the Mentally Retarded) at Taunton, Massachusetts. Founded in 1952, the institution was renamed for the...