Tools, Knives, Clothing etc. Advertising Artifacts

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: 1880's Fort Wayne, Indiana Sanborn's Dray Coal and Wood wagon driver's hat badge. The stamped copper plated badge reads: "SANBORN'S DRAY COAL & WOOD" in nice detail. The reverse reads: "e;NORTHWESTERN STAMP WORKS ST. PAUL, MINN...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful and rare 1910's – early 1920's Studebaker advertising celluloid clicker by Whitehead & Hoag Co. The clicker reads: "STUDEBAKER" in the center and features the slogan: "THE CAR WITH A SNAP" along the...

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”...

ARTIFACT: Great circa 1910's pre-Prohibition Dow Old Stock Ale advertising corkscrew, knife, and opener. VINTAGE: Circa 1910. SIZE: Approximately Closed: 3-5/8”; Blade: 2-3/4” CONSTRUCTION/MATERIALS: Steel...

ARTIFACT: Gorgeous 1930’s Catalin plastic-handled Dow Old Stock Ale advertising pocket knife and opener for Dow Bière Ale and Old Stock Ale 'Moon Brand' knife by Feist & Co., Solingen, Germany. VINTAGE: Circa 1930’s SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: Rare circa 1896 – 1898 Olmstead Clinton Bicycles of Syracuse, New York advertising lapel stud. The center reads: "OLMSTEAD" in red detail and surrounding it reads: "CLINTON CYCLES SYRACUSE" in black lettering with nice...