Labor Union Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: Unusual 1920's -1930's lapel pin featuring a royal blue enameled silhouette of the United States in the center of a royal blue enameled ring that reads: "AMERICA MY COUNTRY", the silhouette features 12 small stars and one larger in the center...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1980s member automobile plaque in bronze for the New York State (N.Y.S.) Federation of Police, Incorporated, a union organization. The plaque is shield-shaped and is numbered on the front. It has a dual bracket attachment on...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II US Merchant Marine Union pin. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 5/8" in width by 7/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold plated brass with enamel accents. ATTACHMENT: Single screw post. MARKINGS: Makers mark: I...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s lapel pin for thirty years of membership with the United Transportation Union (UTU). Based in Cleveland, Ohio, the UTU formed on the first day of 1969, consolidating four large pre-existing unions. A member's longevity...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s member lapel pin for the United Transportation Union (UTU). Based in Cleveland, Ohio, the UTU formed on the first day of 1969, consolidating four large pre-existing unions. The union includes members working in the railway...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II Port of New York International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) photo identification badge. The ILA, a labor union representing longshoremen working the Eastern U.S. coast, the Gulf Coast, the Great Lakes and Puerto...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1949 dues card for the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union Local 13This union was an AFL (American Federation of Labor) affiliate. Inside is the signature of Minnie Blopland, the card-carrying union member, and some...

ARTIFACT: This is a great 1930's - 1940's "VOTE INDUSTRIAL UNIONISM" celluloid badge promoting the CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations) over the AFL as both union federations were in competition of members between the 1930's and 1956 during their...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1930s hat badge for the Beer Drivers' International Union from Local #67 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The octagonal badge is enameled in red and shows a horse-drawn wagon at its center loaded up with barrels of beer...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1900s or 1910s lapel badge for the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). The IWW was organized in 1905 and its members were nicknamed the "Wobblies". The organization still exists although arguably their heyday...

ARTIFACT: Rare circa 1900 early Musician's Labor Union member badge for the Musician's Mutual Benefit Association. The National League of Musicians joined with the Federation of Labor to form the American Federation of Musicians in the early 1900's. The...

ARTIFACT: Wonderfully historic club from the Lawrence Textile Strike commonly referred to as the "Bread and Roses" strike, which began on January 12, 1912 and lasted through a brutally cold winter ending March 12th of that same year. The strike...