Tools, Knives, Clothing etc. Advertising Artifacts

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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:...