Manufacturing, Mining, & Union Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950 Zippo lighter with a factory-engraved advertisement for United States Steel Coal Chemicals. The lighter has a chromed steel case and insert. VINTAGE: Circa 1950. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" height and 1-1/2"...

ARTIFACT: This is a great patriotic member badge of the Bus and Trolley Drivers' Union Division 627 from Cincinnati, Ohio. The badge is sterling silver enameled in blue and white with a bus and a trolley passing each other at its center. The badge's...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "War Service: A Memorial", a book Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company dedicated to their employees who died in service during World War I. Brown & Sharpe was a metal-working company that manufactured screw...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1913 edition of "Successful Fruit Culture" by Samuel T(aylor) Maynard. This book was published by Orange Judd Company of New York. The title was originally published in 190There are several black and white photographs and...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1907 (eleventh) edition of "The Nursery-Book: A Complete Guide to the Multiplication of Plants" by Professor L. H. (Liberty Hyde) Bailey. This book was published by Macmillan Company as part of their "Rural...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1908 new and revised (third) edition of "The Horticulturalist's Rule-Book: A Compendium of Useful Information for Fruit-Growers, Truck-Gardeners, Florists and Others" by Professor L. H. (Liberty Hyde) Bailey. Bailey founded...