Advertising Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: 1930's -1940's Acme Thunderer Whistle advertising Rawlings Athletic Goods. The front of the whistle reads: "THE ACME THUNDERER" and the side reads: "RAWLINGS" the center and surrounding it: "MANUFACTURERS OF...

ARTIFACT: 1930's Avon salesperson sterling and enamel lapel pin. The oval pin features an enameled letter: "A" with the Avon flower, lily pad emblem beneath and reads: "AVON" in embossed letters. The outer edge features an enamel...

ARTIFACT: Great, early Avon lipstick in painted brass container. The lipstick depicts a 1930's deco design and still has a little remaining 'Pagoda Red' lipstick inside! The bottom of the lipstick container reads: "AVON PRODUCTS INC...

ARTIFACT: Vintage Hargrave 6" wood clamp, with wooden handles and steel bars. "HARGRAVE THE CINCINNATI TOOL COMPANY U.S.A." and the numbers "706" are stamped into either side of the clamp. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: Great vintage 1920's Air-Float Lily of the Valley Talcum Powder Tin by the Talcum Puff Company in New York. The brightly colored tin, in red, yellow, and green reads: "AIR-FLOAT TRADEMARK LILY OF THE VALLEY" and beneath are lily...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful vintage 1920's – 1930's McNess Humpty Dumpty Baby Powder Tin. The tin displays vibrant colors and tells the nursery rhyme of Humpty Dumpty. The front of the tin displays Humpty sitting atop a brick wall, beneath him reads: "McNESS...

ARTIFACT: This is an old circa 1930s advertising display for Gillette brand razor blades. Gillette is a Boston, Massachusetts company that has been producing men's personal care products since 190The case is in wood, steel and glass, and would have been...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s German advertising stick pin for Sportberger Boats. The pin has a great graphic of a person rowing in a kayak tipped at a diagonal. VINTAGE: Circa 193os. SIZE: Approximately 2-3/16" in height and 1/2" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1930s advertising fan for Kool brand cigarettes featuring Willie the Kool Penguin. The fan also promotes the Tommy Dorsey Radio show. Tommy and his famous brother Jimmy had a band together but in 1935 Tommy went solo. The...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful, circa 1900 DuPont Explosives, Hercules Powder, advertising letter opener in nickeled steel with aluminum slab grips by S.D. Childs Co. in Chicago. The aluminum grips feature images of an explosive, spool of wire/cord, and box that...

ARTIFACT: 1890's Boston, Massachusetts porcelain top bottle H. E. Scanlan & Co. This pre-Prohibition bottle was most likely used for Beer. The blob top bottle features a 'Hutter Type' porcelain topper with a Lightening style steel closure. The...

ARTIFACT: Great circa 1900 Dover, New Hampshire advertising/promotional bookmark from E.J. Ackroyd Footwear on Washington Street. The bookmark is heart shaped, tin-stamped with floral details, a bow, and gold tassel reading: "E. J. ACKROYD,...