Advertising Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930 advertising letter opener for the steamship S.S. City of Birmingham of the Savannah Line (or the Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah). Built in 1923 as one of the last passenger ships for the Savannah Line, the Birmingham...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1908 soup bowl from the Moosehead Lake Yacht Club (MLYC) in Greenville, Maine. The bowl dates from the same year as the start of MLYC, which was initially at the Mount Kineo resort hotel and is now based out of a marine museum...

ARTIFACT: Rare circa 1956 KPAR TV sterling lapel pin in the form of an early television camera. KPAR, now KTXS-TV is located in Abilene, Texas and is an ABC Affiliate. It was originally a CBS affiliate located in Sweetwater, but by the 1970's had...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1947 "Captain Midnight" radio show Secret Squadron decoder whistle. Originally broadcast locally in Kansas City, Captain Midnight began entertaining national audiences from 1940 for about two decades. He was an...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful 1936 Melvin Purvis Junior G-Man Corps radio program premium from Post Cereal. Great adjustable brass ring set in a smaller size showing just enough wear to know that it was loved for a brief while in the days prior to WWII. Beginning...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce Radio Orphan Annie identification bracelet showing the initial "A". The bracelets were a promotional item distributed by Ovaltine for the radio show's November 20, 1940 broadcast. The initial on front corresponded to...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce circa 1939 Radio Orphan Annie Secret Society Decoder Badge "Mysto Matic". First introduced as a comic strip character in 1924, Little Orphan Annie went on to score her own radio show as soon as 1930, and her Secret Society...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1939 Howie Wing wing badge distributed by Kellogg's. Howie Wing was a children's radio show written by a World War I flying reservist that debuted in 193The success of the show was propagated by the multitude of gimmicks and...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1930's Jack Westaway Under the Sea Malt-O-Meal advertising radio premium in stamped, lacquered brass by Robbins Co., Attleboro, Massachusetts. The pin is in the shape of a diver's head mask and reads: "JACK WESTAWAY UNDER THE...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1936 Radio Orphan Annie Secret Society decoder badge. First introduced as a comic strip character in 1924, Little Orphan Annie went on to score her own radio show as soon as 1930, and her Secret Society sprung up in 193The...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce circa 1935 Radio Orphan Annie Secret Society decoder badge. First introduced as a comic strip character in 1924, Little Orphan Annie went on to score her own radio show as soon as 1930, and her Secret Society sprung up in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1990s Hard Rock Café New York guitar-shaped pin in sterling silver. The first Hard Rock Café was established in London in 1971 and became known for its musical memorabilia. The original New York location was established in 1984...