Advertising Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a 1945 patriotic advertising mirror from McClain Sand Company, Inc. in Pennsylvania, complete with thermometer and calendar. The upper half of the mirror has an ad for McClain, while the lower half shows a war plane flying over the...

ARTIFACT: Nazi RAD Commemorative lidded stein from 1935 – 193The front of the stein shows a shield-like shape that bears the Nazi emblem in the center and is flanked on either side by depictions of soldiers lining up and shaking hands, and individuals...

ARTIFACT: This is a fabulous circa 1914 promotional paperweight for Motorenfabrik Oberursel AG, a German aircraft automobile and locomotive engine producer. Named Motorenfabrik Oberursel in 1893, the company had been organized under a different name two...

ARTIFACT: Great 1920's ??? 1930's Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph Junior Komic Club promotional celluloid pin by Bastian Bros. Co. in New York. The center features the image of a clown and the pin reads: "SUN-TELEGRAPH JUNIOR KOMIC CLUB". The reverse...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1890's promotional badge from the Fabric Fire Hose Company of New York given out at musters. The badge was made by Braxmar New York. It is shaped like a keystone with an arrow sticking straight up through it and has a wildcat's...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful 1960's Mack Truck promotional pocket knife. The knife features a blade, can opener/screwdriver, and file; the case features an oval with "MACK" in the center and was made in the United States. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: Very cool case for a French made MAB (Manufacture d'Armes de Bayonne) "Modele C". The MAB was produced after WWII during the 1950's - 1960's by Western Arms Corporation of Los Angeles. With assistance from the newly formed CIA, Western Arms...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 celluloid donation pin for the American Humane Education Society (AHES). This celluloid pin was handed out by Boston's Jordan Marsh Company with the advent of the Society's "Be Kind to Animals" campaign, The pin...

ARTIFACT: Fun 1960's - 1970's PSNH Public Service of New Hampshire Reddy Kilowatt promotional poster suggesting to customers to BUY BIG, BUY NO-FROST" (presumably freezers). Probably from an election year, as Reddy is portrayed as a campaigner holding a...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1958 promotional pin for Operation Upturn, a campaign put on by General Electric. Operation Upturn was the company's motivational answer to a bleak outlook on the economy in an election year. VINTAGE: Circa 1958...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1920s advertising first aid tin for the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, or AT&T, which was founded in 188The company had been around for a decade previously before it assumed its now famous name as a venture under the...

ARTIFACT: Great vintage 1940's - 1950's newsboy newspaper bag from the Rochester, New Hampshire Courier. The red canvas bag reads: "ROCHESTER COURIER" in white lettering and features a flap closure. VINTAGE: Circa 1940's - 1950's. SIZE: Approximately...