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ARTIFACT: This is a small drinking glass from Yoken's, a locally famous Portsmouth, New Hampshire restaurant and gift shop started in 194Yoken's had an animated sign showing a whale who spouted water and slapped his tail to draw people inside. The glass...

ARTIFACT: This is a cigar/cigarette ashtray from the Coral Island Hotel in Bermuda. The hotel was formerly the Frascati and was later torn down to make way for condominiums. The ashtray is from the 1950s and is made by Bauscher Weiden. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a Yoken's Restaurant side plate from just after their opening in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 194Yoken's was a locally famous restaurant and gift shop with an animated sign showing a whale who spouted water and slapped his tail to draw...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 German-made Boehms' Cafe' advertising stein from Lawrence, Massachusetts. The stein's ceramic body was done in earth tones featuring both wonderful foliage and a king seized by the inspiration of Bacchus. The main medallion...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s wooden box (5 lb.) for Swift's Brookfield white American cheese. Founded in Chicago in 1855, Swift & Company was a food processing company that is still in business today. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s wooden box (5 lb.) for Swift's Brookfield yellow American cheese. Founded in Chicago in 1855, Swift & Company was a food processing company that is still in business today. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: Scarce circa 1963 vintage Portsmouth, New Hampshire Badger Creameries ½ gallon milk bottle with original "Plasti-Grip" handle. The front of the ½ gallon reads: "BADGER FARMS' CREAMERIES" in orange painted details and the base...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful Borden's Malted Milk scoop in silver plate by Oneida. Borden began producing dairy items in Connecticut as early as 185The scoop was made for soda fountain use. VINTAGE: Circa early 1900s. SIZE: Approximately 6" in length...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1911 institutional milk bottle from the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire. The one pint bottle reads DURHAM on the front and WASH AND RETURN II on the reverse. VINTAGE: Circa 1911. SIZE: Approximately 7-1/8" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa early 1890s milk bottle from Lawnfield Farm in Henniker, New Hampshire. The bottle has a metal cap and reads THIS BOTTLE TO BE WASHED AND RETURNED on the reverse. VINTAGE: Circa early 1890s. SIZE: Approximately 8-1/2" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1927 milk bottle from Badger Farms in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The one pint bottle reads B PORTSMOUTH CREAMERY BADGER FARMS EST. 1877 PORTSMOUTH, N.H. REGISTERED on the front and B ONE PINT LIQUID on the reverse. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s milk bottle from Wiseman Farms of Lewiston, Maine. The one quart bottle has a Maine Seal and a slightly rosy hue to it. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 9-3/8" in height 3-5/8" in diameter (at base). CONSTRUCTION /...