Construction Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a cool old circa 1920s or 1930s worker badge for the Southern Prison Company of San Antonio, Texas. Southern Prison Co. built Rikers Island in 1930, and is still in business as Southern Folger. The badge is shield-shaped and numbered...

ARTIFACT: This is a Panama Canal construction tool check fob in a six-pointed star design. The fob reads ISTHMIAN CANAL COMMISSION 47987. VINTAGE: Circa 1910s. SIZE: 2" height and 1-1/11" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Brass with painted lettering...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1920s advertising paperweight for Byers Machinery of Ravenna, Ohio. The paperweight advertises the company's patented "Bear Cat" crane (excavator). The company founder, John F. Byers, also invented an oatmeal grinder, the...

ARTIFACT: Gorgeous early 1930's Sandusky Cement Co. Safety Committee Member badge in gold fill and enamel. The cement company was located in Erie County, Ohio along the Sandusky Bay. It was originally named the Sandusky Portland Cement Company,...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1940s magnetic display tool for an Otis Elevators salesman. The tool opens to reveal a selection of symbol and phrase magnets on one half and a blank magnetic board on the other. The blank side has an easel backing and...

ARTIFACT: This is a factory engraved Zippo for the Collins Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri, doing business since 1880. VINTAGE: Circa 1951 - 1952. SIZE: This is a full size Zippo: 2-1/4" in Height x 1-1/2" in Width x 1/2" in Depth...

ARTIFACT: Vintage Hargrave 6" wood clamp, with wooden handles and steel bars. "HARGRAVE THE CINCINNATI TOOL COMPANY U.S.A." and the numbers "706" are stamped into either side of the clamp. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: Great circa 1948 -1949 Doepke Model Toys Adams Motor Grader. This huge metal toy is Doepke's most known model of their line of construction toys, all designed with uncanny realism. A family owned business, their toys commanded a high price,...

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 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...

ARTIFACT: This is a Panama Canal construction tool check fob in a rare diamond design. The fob reads ISTHMIAN –CANAL- COMMISSION 85345. VINTAGE: Circa 1910s. SIZE: 2-5/16" height and 1-1/2" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Brass with painted...