Advertising Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: Cool 1930's - 1940's Bambu Cigarette Papers protective cover. The hinged lid reads: "BAMBU ALCOY" and the bottom reads: "BAMBU MADE IN SPAIN" and this cover can still be used with some Bambu products today. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s -...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful circa 1930s Piper J-3 Cub advertising matchbook with great graphics of the popular light aircraft by Piper. The book is in excellent condition and no matches have been used/removed. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful 1890's Grinnell Sprinklers advertising cigar ashtray with match holder. The center of the ashtray features an actual sprinkler patented in 1889! The edges of the ashtray read: "GRINNELL COMPANY INC FOUNDED 1850". The...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910 advertising pin for Hassan Cigarettes. Hassan was a Turkish-blend brand absorbed by the American Tobacco Company. The pin is by Whitehead & Hoag, and features the artwork of R. L. Goldberg. There were a slew of these...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful circa 1937 "The Skating Club of Lake Placid" member lapel pin. Lake Placid has been an area popular for skating since the early 1920's, the first formal group was called the 'Sno Birds' who organized their own competitions...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1961 famous baseball commississary company cafeteria plate of the Harry M. Stevens Incorporated. An early Stevens is believed to have invented the hot dog. The round plate was made by Shenango China in Newcastle, Pennsylvania and features...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful early 1930's Babe Ruth celluloid 'Umpire's Watch Fob Score Indicator'. The front of the indicator shows Babe Ruth, pre-1935 wearing a New York Yankee's hat, the image changed after 193When Babe Ruth went to the Boston Braves, a 'B'...

ARTIFACT: 1960's American Hotel Association Allied Member lapel pin by Robbins. The red, white, and blue enameled pin is oval shaped and the center reads: "ALLIED AHA MEMBER" and the outer blue enameled ring reads: "AMERICAN HOTEL...

ARTIFACT: This is a great 1930s china dinner plate for the Capital City Club (CCC) of Atlanta, Georgia. Organized in 1883, the CCC was a prominent Southern club and gathering place for business professionals and even three Presidents of the United States...

ARTIFACT: Great 1940's Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, & Pacific Railroad Hiawatha streamlined engines promotional celluloid pin. The Railroad was also known as The Milwaukee Road and the fleet of Hiawatha streamlined engines passenger trains boasted some...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1880's Adams Express Co. messenger uniform button by Waterbury Button Co. The button reads: "ADAMS X COMPANY" in embossed lettering, a scarce pattern and the reverse reads: "WATERBURY BUTTON CO." Owned by Alvin...

ARTIFACT: Great, vintage 1870's - 1880's American Express Co. coin or money bag. The front reads: PROPERTY OF AMERICAN EXPRESS CO." and shows US Shield in the center with thirteen stars and vertical stripes below. VINTAGE: Circa 1870's - 1880's...