Tools, Knives, Clothing etc. Advertising Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s advertising novelty puzzle for Valentine & Company, a vendor of Valspar products. Valspar is a paint company that has been around since 190The puzzle is in aluminum and consists of two capital Vs and a third piece shaped...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1910s or 1920s employee badge for Rexall, a Boston, Massachusetts-based chain of independently owned drugstores that began in 190The company's motto reflects just how prolific the chain eventually became: THE BEST DRUG...

ARTIFACT: This is a set of circa 1920s or 1930s Remington Peters shotgun shell buttons for a blazer: two large and four small. The large buttons are made from 12 gauge shotgun shells and the small ones are made from .410 shells. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa 1900 apothecary bottle for Gould's White Clover Cream with the original contents still inside! The bottle has a double label, each one in very good condition. Gould's was a company in Portland, Maine that made this...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910s clothing store advertising sign for the "high class" W. O. Horn & Brother brand of neckwear. W. O. Horn & Brother was a New York clothier. This handsome sign is in brass, and has two original paper labels upon the reverse,...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice circa 1900 advertising lapel pin for Flexible Flyer sleds. The Flexible Flyer was patented in 188The pin is by Robbins Company of Attleboro, Massachusetts. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: Approximately 1/2" in height and 1" in width...

ARTIFACT: Cool vintage 1970's large Montana Silversmiths belt buckle for Frank's Boot Shop. The large ornate buckle features scroll engraving on the front with brass floral details on each side. The center of the flower shows a round, bezel set, clear...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1880s or 1890s advertising watch case key for Roy Watch Case Company of Brooklyn, New York. This is an early piece for the firm, which was established in 188The small key is in the shape of a hand. VINTAGE: Circa 1880s-1890s...

ARTIFACT: This is 1930's or earlier, possibly as early as 1910, and was most likely used as a promotional piece when buying a new Miyata Bicycle. It served a dual purpose, it would have been attached to the bicycle when new as a Guarantee of Miyata...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful circa 1930 advertising enameled watch fob for State Farm Mutual auto insurance company & the subsidiary life insurance company. The oval shaped, double-sided red and black enameled fob. On one side the center shows a cornucopia in...

ARTIFACT: Great 1910's - 1920's Lynn, Massachusetts key fob for Steeves Motor Co. The front of the oval fob reads: "STEEVES MOTOR CO. MACK TRUCKS LYNN 5 - 5300" and the reverse: "RETURN TO STEEVES MOTOR CO. CHRYSLER - PLYMOUTH LYNN 5 - 5300" in embossed...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 figural watch fob of a Ham Lantern, made by C (Charles) T (Trafton) Ham Manufacturing of Rochester, New York. Ham, originally from North Berwick, Maine, worked on the railroad before going into business with others and...