Advertising Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: Nice vintage 1900 Bay-State Bicycles advertising celluloid lapel stud by Whitehead & Hoag Co. Newark, New Jersey. The center of the stud reads: "RIDE BAY-STATE BICYCLES" and the edges feature nice embellished detail. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: Great 1950's Frank's Riders Harley Davidson pin-up matchbook from Portsmouth, NH. Some of the original matches remain intact, unstruck and the matchbook reads: THE HOME OF FRANK'S RIDERS 121 MAPLEWOOD AVE. PORTSMOUTH, N.H. Tel. Geneva 6-3704 –...

ARTIFACT: Rare, early 1950's Harley Davidson 25,000 Mile Club for riding or touring on a Harley for 25,000 miles or more. The bronze pinback reads: "25,000 HARLEY – DAVIDSON MILE CLUB" with red painted detail. Suspended from chain links is an...

ARTIFACT: 1974 Boston and Maine Railroad Advertising Zippo lighter with blue painted logo: "BM" VINTAGE: Circa 1974. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" in height x 1-1/2" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome plated brass, paint. ATTACHMENT: To be...

ARTIFACT: Nice 1968 Zippo promotional lighter advertising Dodge Trucks. The lighter has a brushed finish and reads: "DODGE TRUCKS" in red painted detail. VINTAGE: Circa 1968. SIZE: Approximately 2-3/16" in height x 1-1/2" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: Great vintage 1960 Zippo, advertising White Bros. Milk of Quincy, Massachusetts. Lighter is near mint and unfired, but missing wick. The lighter is painted with the company's logo in red and green and reads: "WHITE BROS. ABOVE ALL OTHERS"...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1955 Zippo lighter advertising for Onan Electric Plants. Onan was started in 1920 by David Warren Onan in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has been based there since. Onan is still in business owned by Cummins Indiana (Cummins Onan)...

ARTIFACT: This is a factory engraved Zippo for the Collins Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri, doing business since 1880. VINTAGE: Circa 1951 - 1952. SIZE: This is a full size Zippo: 2-1/4" in Height x 1-1/2" in Width x 1/2" in Depth...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1951 Zippo advertising lighter for Harris-Seybold, an Ohio-based manufacturer of rotary presses and power cutters. VINTAGE: Circa late 1951. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" height and 1-1/2" width and 1/2" in thickness...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1970s sign for the "all new" Market Square Pub in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The sign is painted masonite and drew in patrons at about the time when Portsmouth was on the threshold of entering its renaissance...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 lint brush advertising of Boynton Bottling Works of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The brush handle is in embossed wood and reads BON-TON GINGER ALE & BEVERAGES BOYNTON BOTTLING WORKS-TEL-8-PORTSMOUTH, N.H. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: WWII United Service Organization (U.S.O.) Club Colorado Springs Key and Fob. The brass fob reads: "U.S.O. 8 COLO. SPRINGS" and the key reads: "LOCK & PRODUCT CO. INC. INTERNATIONAL DETROIT, U.S.A." VINTAGE: Circa WWII SIZE: Approximately...