Advertising Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1906 advertising mug made in Mettlach, Germany for Hires Root Beer. The mug is by Villeroy & Boch and has their famous abbey mark on its bottom, along with a date mark. A rosy-cheeked child is on the front beneath the slogan...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1890's Lash's Bitters "Puzzle Card" advertisement showing a Ruffian turning into a dandy. The front shows a bald and bearded, frowny man and as you open the first flap, he is wearing a tophat and monocle. When you fold the bottom flap down...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1880s or 1890s advertising paperweight for Winthrop M. Baker's Boston Chocolate and Bonbons of Boston, Massachsuetts. The insert reads FOR THE FINE TRADE and lists Baker's address as 490 Atlantic Avenue, Boston. The...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 worker badge for Schrafft's, a Charlestown, Massachusetts chocolate manufacturer. Schrafft's was started the same year as the Civil War began. The shield-shaped badge is by Bastian Brothers of Rochester, New York. It is...

ARTIFACT: Great 1890's Improved Order of Red Men celluloid pin by Whitehead & Hoag Co. Newark, N.J. The Pepsin Gum promotional giveaway shows an image of an axe with a stylized American Indian head opposite the blade end, the blade reads:...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 "Little Pinkies" celluloid advertising pin for the American Pepsin Gum Company by Whitehead & Hoag. There were several collectible designs for this pin: this one features a simian-featured "e;boot black...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1880 bottle wood mold for Moxie Nerve Food. Moxie was first marketed in 1878, sans carbonated water, as a medicine by Dr. Augustin Thompson of Union, Maine, and later as a soda. The bottle is in a pale green glass with wonderful...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1900s advertising clicker for Moxie soft drink. Moxie was first marketed in 1878, sans carbonated water, as a medicine by Dr. Augustin Thompson of Union, Maine. The clicker is by Whitehead & Hoag. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: Rare circa 1900 Baker’s Chocolate Co. single bookend (left facing) in brass plated cast iron. The Walter Baker Chocolate Company is located in Dorchester, Massachusetts and was founded in 1862, today it remains the oldest producer of chocolate...

ARTIFACT: Vintage early 1970's Commercial Aluminum Cookware of Toledo, Ohio professional 8" anodized skillet or omelet pan. This example was manufactured before the company's name was Calphalon. VINTAGE: Circa early 1970's ...

ARTIFACT: Vintage 1980’s ALL-CLAD Master Chef 10” Open Stir Fry Pan (wok). The underside reads: “ALL-CLAD METAL CRAFTERS MASTER 410 CHEF CANONSBURG, PA. U. S. A.” VINTAGE: Circa 1980’s SIZE: Approximately 10” in diameter, Handle: 6 ½”...

ARTIFACT: Great 1960’s vintage Dunkin’ Donuts coffee mug US-made featuring a maroon coffee mug with writing in the shape of a donut about to be dunked into the mug and reads: “DUNKIN’ DONUTS”. VINTAGE: Circa 1950’s SIZE: Approximately 3 ½”...