Advertising Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare circa 1947 blimp pilot hat badge from the Douglas Leigh Advertising Corporation. It is a huge, stunning badge in gilt brass and black and white enamel with a raised gilt blimp flying past the initials "DL" at...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1954 Louis Roederer champagne cruise souvenir in the form of a miniature ice bucket. The silver-plated souvenir was made in France by Argit. The name of the traveler, who appears to be a descendant of the famous Reims champagne maker,...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1970s sign for the Market Square Pub in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The sign is painted masonite in a wooden frame, and shows a painted pineapple, the international symbol of welcome. The sign drew in patrons at about the...

ARTIFACT: This is a great 1918 calendar from Portsmouth, New Hampshire advertising J. J. Gallant Horseshoeing & General Repairing. The calendar has a photo of a mother and child with a bridled horse with the caption THERE COMES DADDY. All pages of the...

ARTIFACT: This is a pre-Prohibition celluloid pin advertising the Frank Jones Brewery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Prohibition lasted from 1920 until 1933). Frank Jones was an iconic figure, businessman and politico in the latter half of the 19th and...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1870s Marvin Brothers & Bartlett glass apothecary jar from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Marvin Brothers was known for products such as fish oil and spermaceti. The jar is round with some frosted areas around the neck and a...

ARTIFACT: This is a sterling silver Hard Rock Café pin from the club's ninth location grand opening celebration in Houston on November 6, 198The first hard Rock Café was established in London in 1971 and became known for its musical memorabilia. The pin...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful, late 1940's vintage Las Vegas El Cortez Hotel & Casino ashtray. Built in 1941, the El Cortez is one of the few casinos that have yet to change its exterior facade or signage, the ranch themed architecture has remained for more...

ARTIFACT: This is a great old Canada Dry advertisement brass belt buckle. The buckle shows a map of Canada and the northern United States and a beaver and reads "CANADA DRY" PALE GINER ALE TRADEMARK REGISTERED J.J. MCLAUGHLIN LIMITED...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1970s Levi Strauss & Company tray with an inlay of wood and brass. The tray was given as an award for reaching $2 billion in sales for the San Francisco company that invented the dungarees. VINTAGE: Circa 1970's...

ARTIFACT: This is a Derby Underwear fifteen years of service pin in 10 karat gold by Balfour. The pin has a great design: a pair of boxer shorts sticking out of a derby hat gives the overall impression of a mushroom. There are two ruby chips in the derby...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 ice pick from the Portsmouth (New Hampshire) Ice & Coal Company. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: Approximately 9-3/8" length and 7/8" diameter (handle). CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Wood, steel. MARKINGS: Very hard to...