Manufacturing, Mining, & Union Related Artifacts

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...

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. SIZE: About 1-3/4" in width by 5" in height...

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 female ALSA in 1949 and then changed its name to...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful World War II security sergeant badge for Reynolds Metals. Reynolds had been supplying wrappers since 1919 under the name U.S. Foil Company. It changed its name to Reynolds Metals in 1928, two years after they started...

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 reads S.M. UNION F.S. I.T.F., referencing the...

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 America's largest makers of industrial thermometers...

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. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

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 height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Both are Gold...

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 all the technological advances that it brought had...

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 the charm reads AWU BENDIX and the reverse reads TO OUR...

ARTIFACT: This is a factory-engraved slim Zippo lighter made for the Clark Construction Equipment Corporation showing their logo on front along with a large crane. VINTAGE: 1977 SIZE: This is a slim Zippo lighter: 2-1/4 H x 1-3/16" W x 3/8" D...