Food Restaurant Club Hotel Advertising Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 German-made Boehms' Cafe' advertising stein from Lawrence, Massachusetts. The stein's ceramic body was done in earth tones featuring both wonderful foliage and a king seized by the inspiration of Bacchus. The main medallion...

ARTIFACT: Scarce circa 1963 vintage Portsmouth, New Hampshire Badger Creameries ½ gallon milk bottle with original "Plasti-Grip" handle. The front of the ½ gallon reads: "BADGER FARMS' CREAMERIES" in orange painted details and the base...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1890s-1900s mini-mug match holder from New York City's famous Marlborough Rathskeller saloon. The mug is cream-colored and reads MARLBOROUGH RATHSKELLER in red. VINTAGE: Circa 1890s-1900s. SIZE: 2-1/4" height and 1-13/16"...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1969 stein from Wentworth by the Sea, a resort hotel in New Castle, New Hampshire, famous for being the spot where the Russian and Japanese signers of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty lodged in 190The stein sports an insignia showing a sea...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce "Lucky Mr. Peanut" pin from the 1939-1940 World's Fair in New York. The pin is on its original card. Mr. Peanut, the Planters' Peanuts mascot, was 33 at the time of his World's Fair appearance. The pin shows him standing in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s room key fob for the Hotel John Marshall, once the largest hotel in Virginia. It opened in Richmond, Virginia in 1929 and took its name from the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. In its day it hosted many movie...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa early 1900s room key fob from the grand Belvedere Hotel of Baltimore, Maryland. Opened during the 1903 holiday season, the Belvedere was a luxury establishment in the upscale Mount Vernon district. The Belvedere building...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1890s inn key fob from the historic Brown Square House in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Built in 1801 by shipbuilder and merchant Moses Brown, Brown Square House is a stately federal building which now contains the Garrison Inn...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1800s key fob for the Hotel Greif in Wels, Austria. The fob is a large brass disc and is for room 81. VINTAGE: Circa late 1800s. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Brass. ATTACHMENT: Hole...

ARTIFACT: This is a round lapel pin in enameled 10 karat gold by the Robbins Company that reads THE DURANT. It is from The Durant Hotel in Flint Michigan, from the first decade or so of the hotel's existence VINTAGE: Circa 1910's...

ARTIFACT: Great 1960's Bowl-O-Rama Portsmouth, New Hampshire 140 Club ashtray, in Mid-Century styling. The white glass ashtray shows an image of a bowling ball with a candle pin on its side below and reads: "140 CLUB BOWL - O - RAMA PORTSMOUTH, NEW...

ARTIFACT: This is a great 1960's ash tray with great Mid-Century styling, from the Bowl-O-Rama bowling alley in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The ashtray reads 120 CLUB and shows a candle pin and a bowling ball. VINTAGE: Circa 1960's. SIZE: Approximately...