Sports & Olympic Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: Fabulous circa 1952 pen and ink self portrait of Olympic Fencer and illustrator Ed Vebell. The portrait shows Mr. Vebell in US Olympic fencing garb at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympic Games, where he made it to the semi-finals and the...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful, large, and heavy (over 4.5 ounces) 1966 Japan Air Lines National Judo Championship medal in solid silver. The front features Japanese kanji that reads: "VICTORY" and are embellished with gilt details. The outer edge is a nicely...

ARTIFACT: This is a cool circa 1934 Chicago American Basketball Tournament participant lapel pin. Debuting on Independence Day in 1900, the Chicago American was a newspaper initially owned by mogul William Randolph Hearst. The pin shows a basketball...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1914 bronze sports medal for the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps (USVLSC). The USVLSC existed in fifteen states where there were no federally-run life-saving stations and acted to supplement the U. S. Life Saving...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful, sterling Athletics Medal, 101st Signal Battalion, New York National Guard 1932 Swimming Plunge medal. The enameled planchet displays a blue enameled circle in the center that reads: "101" with the battalion's insignia...

ARTIFACT: Great 1976 Indy 500 pit pass/badge on original issue card. The badge shows a can of Valvoline Motor Oil in the center beside a race car with the year "1976" above. The top of the badge reads: "INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY"...

ARTIFACT: Great early 1950's Eastern Air Lines Bowling Team Shirt. The golden yellow shirt displays the name: "BILL" on the front and the reverse features the airline's logo in red flocked felt in the center and reads: "EASTERN AIR...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful early 1950's Eastern Airlines Bowling Team Shirt. The light blue shirt displays the name: "MAC" on the front and the reverse features the airline's logo in red in the center with the team name: "SILVERLINERS" above...

ARTIFACT: Cool 1940's or 1950's public school DuPont "DYNAMITERS" sports team badge from Wilmington, Delaware. The painted wood badge shows a stick of lit dynamite in the center and surrounding it reads: "DYNAMITERS P.S. duPONT" VINTAGE: Circa 1940's or...

ARTIFACT: 1930's -1940's Acme Thunderer Whistle advertising Rawlings Athletic Goods. The front of the whistle reads: "THE ACME THUNDERER" and the side reads: "RAWLINGS" the center and surrounding it: "MANUFACTURERS OF...

ARTIFACT: Great vintage 1950’s – 60’s drink glass from Holiday Bowl in Syracuse, New York. The glass is painted with green details depicting a bowling ball and pin against a round starburst, above reads: “HOLIDAY BOWL” and...

ARTIFACT: This is a great classic circa 1930s or 1940s "old-fashioned" or "lowball" cocktail glass for the Worcester Country Club in Worcester, Massachusetts, founded in 1900. The main part of the green logo on the front of the glass is a W shaped from...