Tools, Knives, Clothing etc. Advertising Artifacts

ARTIFACT: Nice vintage 1900 Bay-State Bicycles advertising celluloid lapel stud by Whitehead & Hoag Co. Newark, New Jersey. The center of the stud reads: "RIDE BAY-STATE BICYCLES" and the edges feature nice embellished detail. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: Great 1950's Frank's Riders Harley Davidson pin-up matchbook from Portsmouth, NH. Some of the original matches remain intact, unstruck and the matchbook reads: THE HOME OF FRANK'S RIDERS 121 MAPLEWOOD AVE. PORTSMOUTH, N.H. Tel. Geneva 6-3704 –...

ARTIFACT: Rare, early 1950's Harley Davidson 25,000 Mile Club for riding or touring on a Harley for 25,000 miles or more. The bronze pinback reads: "25,000 HARLEY – DAVIDSON MILE CLUB" with red painted detail. Suspended from chain links is an...

ARTIFACT: 1974 Boston and Maine Railroad Advertising Zippo lighter with blue painted logo: "BM" VINTAGE: Circa 1974. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" in height x 1-1/2" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome plated brass, paint. ATTACHMENT: To be...

ARTIFACT: Nice 1968 Zippo promotional lighter advertising Dodge Trucks. The lighter has a brushed finish and reads: "DODGE TRUCKS" in red painted detail. VINTAGE: Circa 1968. SIZE: Approximately 2-3/16" in height x 1-1/2" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1955 Zippo lighter advertising for Onan Electric Plants. Onan was started in 1920 by David Warren Onan in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has been based there since. Onan is still in business owned by Cummins Indiana (Cummins Onan)...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1951 Zippo advertising lighter for Harris-Seybold, an Ohio-based manufacturer of rotary presses and power cutters. VINTAGE: Circa late 1951. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" height and 1-1/2" width and 1/2" in thickness...

ARTIFACT: This is a fabulous circa 1914 promotional paperweight for Motorenfabrik Oberursel AG, a German aircraft automobile and locomotive engine producer. Named Motorenfabrik Oberursel in 1893, the company had been organized under a different name two...

ARTIFACT: Great 1920's ??? 1930's Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph Junior Komic Club promotional celluloid pin by Bastian Bros. Co. in New York. The center features the image of a clown and the pin reads: "SUN-TELEGRAPH JUNIOR KOMIC CLUB". The reverse...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1890's promotional badge from the Fabric Fire Hose Company of New York given out at musters. The badge was made by Braxmar New York. It is shaped like a keystone with an arrow sticking straight up through it and has a wildcat's...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful 1960's Mack Truck promotional pocket knife. The knife features a blade, can opener/screwdriver, and file; the case features an oval with "MACK" in the center and was made in the United States. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: Very cool case for a French made MAB (Manufacture d'Armes de Bayonne) "Modele C". The MAB was produced after WWII during the 1950's - 1960's by Western Arms Corporation of Los Angeles. With assistance from the newly formed CIA, Western Arms...