Manufacturing, Mining, & Union Related Artifacts

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...

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...

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...

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful Delegate Badge for the 24th Annual Convention of National Harness Manufacturers' Association held in Rochester, NY on August 22 through 24, 1910. VINTAGE: Circa 1910...

ARTIFACT: This is a lapel pin for the Air Line Stewards and Stewardesses Association (ALSSA), which formed in 1946 as part of the still active Air Line Pilots Association. ALSSA merged with the all...

ARTIFACT: This is an beautifully enameled pin made in Finland from .813 silver that is date-marked to 194The pin shows a richly colored scene of a globe with a sun rising over it. The pin's border...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s Brown Instrument "Air O Line" pneumatic controller enameled instrument badge. Started in 1910, Brown manufactured electrical measuring devices, becoming one of...

ARTIFACT: This is a possibly circa 1920s-1930s service pin for G&K Company. The pin is enameled in red and blue and reads G&K 1851 in script at its center. VINTAGE: Possibly circa 1920s-1930s...

ARTIFACT: These are 2 well made service pins of 15 and 20 years with the National Lead Corporation's Dutch Boy Paints division. VINTAGE: Circa 1960's-70's. SIZE: About 7/16" in width by 5/8" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950 lapel pin for the Flight Engineer International Association (FEIA), which was formed in 1948 upon receipt of an international charter from the A.F. of L. The war and...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Aircraft Workers Union Bendix good luck charm. The charm has an almost Celtic design, and shows a wreathed propeller set against a textured background. The front of...