Tools, Knives, Clothing etc. Advertising Artifacts

ARTIFACT: Wonderful, iconic 1900's – 1910's Buster Brown Shoes celluloid pin with Bust & Tige by Whitehead & Hoag with original paper backing that reads: "THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. BUTTONS, BADGES, NOVELTIES, AND SIGNS NEWARK, N.J...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910 advertising watch fob for H and M Paints. The fob is in oval and shows a man painting in relief. VINTAGE: Circa 1910. SIZE: Approximately 1-7/8" in height and 1-3/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910s The Carter's Inks Company (TCI) celluloid advertising badge by Boston Badge Company. The badge promotes Carter's INX line of products. VINTAGE: Circa 1910s. SIZE: Approximately 1-7/16" in width and...

ARTIFACT: This is a third prize ribbon for the Boston Stationers' Association Outing on June 28, 191It was awarded to The Carter's Inks (TCI) Company for a now unknown event. The ribbon hangs from a celluloid button badge by Boston Badge Company...

ARTIFACT: This is a great old advertising thermometer in celluloid for the Portsmouth Refrigeration Service of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This thermometer was made by Dorfman Brothers of Corona, on Long Island. It displays an early type of telephone...

ARTIFACT: This is a very early circa 1900 celluloid advertising pin for Cat's Paw Heels, a product of the Foster Rubber Company of Baltimore, Maryland. Around since 1904, Cat's Paw was a hugely popular product with a distinctive icon forged by...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910's pin for Levi & Strauss' "Koveralls" dungarees for kids. A Bavarian emigre to America, Levi-Strauss invented jeans by asking a tailor to sew a rugged pair of pants out of canvas. Denim was the next material to be used,...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful and rare circa 1910 Supplee Hardware Company Pennsylvania Lawn Mower's advertising key fob. The silver-plated brass fob shows an ornate image of a Pennsylvania lawn mower wheel with the letters "PENNA. J. R. B. B." around the inside...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful circa 1900 owl bookmark in die-cut and lithographed aluminum. It reads: "A WORD TO THE WISE ADVERTISE" on the owl's chest. VINTAGE: Circa 1900 SIZE: Approximately 2-7/8" x 1-1/8" CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: Great old blue enameled sign, circa 1900 that reads: "WARNING TO BURGLARS AND THIEVES THESE PREMISES ARE PROTECTED BY N · E · B · I · C O ·" in white detailed lettering. VINTAGE: Circa 1900 SIZE: Approximately 2-1/2" x...

ARTIFACT: Cool 1940’s – 50’s vintage Veuve Clicquot Champagne advertising pin/tip/ash tray by Limoges, France. The center of the tray reads: “V. CLICQUOT. P. WERLE” and shows a shooting star. The surrounding edge reads: “CHAMPAGNE VEUVE CLICQUOT...

ARTIFACT: Nice 1930’s Frank Jones Ale bottle opener from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Frank Jones was an iconic figure, businessman and politico in the latter half of the 19th and early 20th century New Hampshire. The opener reads: “FRANK JONES ALE”...