Manufacturing, Mining, & Union Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 worker badge for Schrafft's, a Charlestown, Massachusetts chocolate manufacturer. Schrafft's was started the same year as the Civil War began. The shield-shaped badge is by Bastian Brothers of Rochester, New York. It is...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1912 mug from the Boston, Massachusetts Stewards’ Association annual supper, which was held at the American House on May 27th of that year. The reverse of the mug presents some debatable wisdom: HERE’S TO MARRIAGE:- AN...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1940s-1950s five years of service pin for AiResearch Manufacturing Company in 14 karat gold with a ruby chip. The pin is round with a blue enamel background and bears a stylized A. VINTAGE: Circa 1940s-1950s. SIZE: Approximately: 1/2"...

ARTIFACT: Gorgeous 1940’s Chance Vought Aircraft Corp. 5 Years of Service lapel pin by Balfour. Founded in 1917 under the name, The Lewis and Vought Corporation the name soon changed to Chance Vought Corporation in 1922 upon Lewis’ retirement. Chance...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1930’s - 1940’s Chance Vought Aircraft Corp. Three Years of Service lapel pin by Balfour. Founded in 1917 under the name, The Lewis and Vought Corporation the name soon changed to Chance Vought Corporation in 1922 upon Lewis’ retirement...

ARTIFACT: Extremely rare 1940 Pratt & Whitney bronze table medal from the East Hartford Plant Expansion. The handsome table medal features a piece of Duralumin bezel set into the top center and below it reads: “THIS PIECE OF DURALUMIN IS FROM THE FIRST...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II aircraft workers' union celluloid badge from World War II. The pin is blue and reads AERONAUTICAL LODGE 727 around the edge and IAM on a white star with a red center. VINTAGE: Circa World War II...

ARTIFACT: Great WWII Curtiss Aeronautical technician representative work uniform patch. The blue herringbone twill patch reads: “CURTISS” in yellow embroidered detail, this example shows an error on the border or thread loss from when the patch was...

ARTIFACT: Great WWII Curtiss Aeronautical technician representative work uniform patch. The blue herringbone twill patch reads: “CURTISS” in yellow embroidered detail. VINTAGE: Circa WWII SIZE: Approximately 4-1/4” x...

ARTIFACT: WWII Japanese Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. ID or tool tag in wartime celluloid. The oval tag shows the number: “635” in the center surrounded by four symbols – the Mitsubishi company symbol, a red letter ‘A’, and Japanese kanji. There are two...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1950's 10K gold Stewart-Warner Gauges 10 years of service pin. The center shows a winged emblem with the letters: "SW" in embossed lettering atop an enameled bar that shows the number: "10". The company was founded in 1905 and...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930's Jones & Laughlin Steel Co. Worker's Badge from the Aliquippa Works in the Pittsburg area of Pennsylvania. This is badge number 11113 from the Aliquippa factory. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's. SIZE: Approximately 1-3/4" x 1-3/4"...