Entertainment Radio Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1939 Howie Wing wing badge distributed by Kellogg's. Howie Wing was a children's radio show written by a World War I flying reservist that debuted in 193The success of the show was propagated by the multitude of gimmicks and...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1930's Jack Westaway Under the Sea Malt-O-Meal advertising radio premium in stamped, lacquered brass by Robbins Co., Attleboro, Massachusetts. The pin is in the shape of a diver's head mask and reads: "JACK WESTAWAY UNDER THE...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1936 Radio Orphan Annie Secret Society decoder badge. First introduced as a comic strip character in 1924, Little Orphan Annie went on to score her own radio show as soon as 1930, and her Secret Society sprung up in 193The...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce circa 1935 Radio Orphan Annie Secret Society decoder badge. First introduced as a comic strip character in 1924, Little Orphan Annie went on to score her own radio show as soon as 1930, and her Secret Society sprung up in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1930s Van Dam 'Round the World Club flier member celluloid badge. The 'Round the World Club was based at W-O-O-D radio station in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The badge is by St. Louis Button Company Manufacturers and was given...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920s lapel pin for the Boston-based "Big Brother Club" radio show on WEEI hosted by Bob Emery. Emery had been "Big Brother" on WGI, but was wooed by WEEI, a new and financially stable station run by Edison...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1930s advertising fan for Kool brand cigarettes featuring Willie the Kool Penguin. The fan also promotes the Tommy Dorsey Radio show. Tommy and his famous brother Jimmy had a band together but in 1935 Tommy went solo. The...