Entertainers & Entertainment Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a rare WWII "Soldier Shows" service performance organization performer tie bar badge. Overseen by a dedicated Army Special Forces unit, "Soldier Shows" were put on by servicemen who were usually experienced entertainers. These...

ARTIFACT: This is a Fred Astaire Gold Cane Club lapel pin in gold, enamel and silver. The pin reads FRED ASTAIRE GOLD CANE CLUB and shows a man and a woman swinging about the dance floor. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s-1940s. SIZE: 3/4" height and 7/8" width...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1966 token or gaming coin for the Playboy Club in London, England. Soon after gambling was legalized in the United Kingdom in 1965, a Playboy Club opened in the English capital. The Playboy Bunny is on one side and a picture of...

ARTIFACT: This is a sewing kit by the American Theatre Wing War Service Inc. The creator of the Tony Award, the group was a part of the World War II Allied Relief Fund which encouraged theatrical education but also supported servicemen and families of...

ARTIFACT: Great 1880's cabinet photo of midget couple Count & Countess Magri. Count Primo Magri married Lavinia Warren Bump, the former Mrs. Tom Thumb. Born in Massachusetts, Lavinia enjoyed widespread notoriety in the 1860's as Tom Thumb's wife -...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1960 Playboy All-Star Jazz Poll Special Award Medal awarded to Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross by Robbins Co. The front of the sterling silver medal shows the iconic bunny head wearing a bowtie in nice relief detail and surrounding it reads:...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1959 Playboy All-Star Jazz Poll Winner Medal by Robbins Co. The heavy, sterling medal (over 4 ounces) was awarded to the vocal group, The Four Freshmen. The front shows the iconic bunny head wearing a bowtie in nice relief detail and...

ARTIFACT: Early 1930's Jackie Cooper Metro Goldwyn-Mayer Studios promotional celluloid pin. The pin shows a black and white image of a young Jackie Cooper in the center and is surrounded by the words: "I AM A MEMBER OF JACKIE COOPER'S GANG"...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice World War II American Theatre Wing Stage Door Canteen Entertainer collar badge. The creator of the Tony Award, the San Francisco group was a part of the World War II Allied Relief Fund that encouraged theatrical education but...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful World War II enameled lapel wing for the American Theatre Wing Stage Door Canteen of San Francisco. The creator of the Tony Award, the group was a part of the World War II Allied Relief Fund that encouraged theatrical...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1980s corporate pilot wing Type II for Paramount Pictures Corporation. The wing is enameled and shows the iconic movie studio's mountain top at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1980's. SIZE: Approximately 11/16" in height x 3" in...

ARTIFACT: Great, vintage 1960’s – 1970’s Playboy Club shot glass with classic Femlin. Femlin are illustrations created by LeRoy Neiman for the Party Jokes page of Playboy magazine. Fremlin were often portrayed in black and white, dressed...