Tools, Knives, Clothing etc. Advertising Artifacts

ARTIFACT: Late 1940's decorative advertising tray for J. K. Smit & Sons Diamond Tools in coppered white metal. J. K. Smit was established during 1888 in The Netherlands and passed down to his sons after his retirement. Though both wars proved...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1940s Old Spice advertising shaving mug. The ceramic mug is by Hull Pottery and features the famous Old Spice three-masted ship logo with a banner reading SHIP FRIENDSHIP. Old Spice men's products, most famously their...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1940s Levi's advertisement ink blotter. The blotter is in mint condition, and has never been used. There is a faint Army & Navy store name in the left-hand border. The blotter features a great scene of a cowboy...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa late 1940's Levi's advertising ink blotter promoting the store of Nat Falk in Ware, Massachusetts. The blotter is in near mint / minty condition, and has never been used. It shows a couple dressed in Western gear...

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...