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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...

ARTIFACT: Nice 1960's Greenfield Community College Nursing School graduation pin in gold fill by Balfour. The center of the pin is nicely enameled and shows a nursing school graduation lamp and a stylized letter "G". Surrounding it reads: "GREENFIELD...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s vocational nurse pin from the Downey Adult Education School in California, which was established in the 1930s. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s. SIZE: Approximately 13/16" in height and 9/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s Galileo Vocational Nurse graduation pin from San Francisco, California. The octagonal pin is in gold-filled silver by Granat Brothers Jewelers of California. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s. SIZE: Approximately 13/16" in height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s pin by Elliott for Simmons Nursing School, a Massachusetts institution around since early in the twentieth century. The pin is gold-filled and reads PT (Physical Therapy) on the front in enameling. VINTAGE: Circa 1960's...