Manufacturing, Mining, & Union Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910s numbered member lapel pin for the International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo Inc. Formed in 1892 by some light-hearted businessmen involved in the forestry products industry, the group gave its CEO a title borrowed from...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1940s bronze grave marker for the National Association of Letter Carriers Local 590 in Keene, New Hampshire. A handful of carriers started the NALC in Milwaukee in 1889, choosing the place and time because large number of carriers...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1964 attended lapel pin for the 10th annual convention of the National Conference of Police Associations (N.C.P.A.), sponsored by the Chicago Patrolman's Association. Begun in 1954, this group is now the International Union of Police...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950s sterling silver employee lapel pin for twenty-five years of service with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), an entity created during the Civil War. The badge shows a small eagle at the top and has enameled...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960s WARRIOR CONSTRUCTORS advertising lighter. It is factory-engraved by Park Light. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" high, 1-1/2" wide and 1/2" deep. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome-plated brass...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950s advertising lighter for Smith's Chrome Plating of Walla Walla, Washington. It is factory-engraved lighter by Park Lighter. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 2 1/4" high, 1 1/2", and 1/2" deep...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950s advertising lighter for Dudlik Gasket of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania . It is a factory-engraved lighter by Park Lighter. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 2 1/4" high, 1 1/2", and 1/2" deep...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1980s pro-Eastern Airlines union support ribbon. It reads MY HAT IS STILL IN EASTERN'S RING, and shows the "hat-in-the-ring" logo made famous by World War I ace Eddie Rickenbacker. VINTAGE: Circa 1980s...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1940s UAW-CIO (United Auto Workers-Congress of Industrial Organizations) Local #508 union guide badge from Detriot, Michigan. The badge is numbered 508 and shows a gear logo in blue and white enamel at its center...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1942 "Remember Bataan" celluloid pin from the United Steel Workers' Union of America in black and grey, issued the same year as the death march that was later recognized as a Japanese war crime. VINTAGE: Circa 1942...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s stick pin from the National Union of Mineworkers, an organization from the United Kingdom. The pin is a nicely enameled red oval with a golden beacon shining at its center. VINTAGE: Circa early 1930s. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s International Harvester watch fob. International Harvester has been manufacturing agricultural, construction and other equipment since 1902 and is now called Navistar. International Corp. The fob shows the HI symbol above a...