Sports & Olympic Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce, large size pin for the 1936 Olympics as worn by the German sailors of U-394 and U-710. The 1936 Olympics were held in Germany, both Summer and Winter. U-710 was launched on May 12, 1942 and met her end off of Iceland less than...

ARTIFACT: This is a large and beautiful official commemorative badge by C. Poellath of Schrobenhausen from the 1936 IV Winter Olympics. Garmisch, Germany, lies at the foot of the Alps and was joined with its neighbor Partenkirchen in order to make a new...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1936 Olympics German pin as worn by the sailors of U-394 and U-710. The 1936 Olympics were held in Germany, both Summer and Winter. U-710 was launched on May 12, 1942 and met her end off of Iceland less than one year later,...

ARTIFACT: Great 1920's - 1930's Villars, Switzerland Bobsled / Bobsleigh Club Member Badge and reads: VILLARS BOB CLUB in Art Deco lettering with black enameling. The pin has a blue and yellow striped enamel triangle at center and is made from silver...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1994 Champion Healer belt buckle. The buckle has an organic form with a scrolling, fernlike motif and background and reads JE at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1994. SIZE: 3-1/2" height and 4-9/16" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s Boston Red Sox Baseball Club water or beer pitcher by Balfour Ceramics of Attleboro, Massachusetts. The pitcher is tall and streamlined and shows the Boston Red Sox logo on either side. There ia also a baseball diamond design on...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1940s official badge from the Arkansas War Memorial Stadium. The little Rock stadium was dedicated in September, 1948 by a Medal of Honor recipient, Maurice Britt. The badge is numbered 11. VINTAGE: Circa late 1940s...

ARTIFACT: This is a sterling silver lapel pin for the 1947 Diamond Belt Boxing Championship held by the Philadelphia Inquirer, the nation's third longest-running newspaper. The pin reads PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER 1947 DIAMOND BELT CHAMPIONSHIP and shows two...

ARTIFACT: This is a nicely enameled circa 1930s badge for a ski school (sci scuola) at Abetone, Italy. The badge is Deco in style and shows a red lightning bolt passing by some evergreen trees. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 1-7/8" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1923 real photo postcard (RPPC) of a jiu jitsu fighter. RPPCs were introduced in 1903 by Kodak, who had a camera with film conveniently the same size as a postcard. This shot was taken by San Diego photographer T. Fujimoto, and the...

ARTIFACT: This is a Boston, Massachusetts League of American Wheelmen bicycling group spring meet badge for 189The badge reads MASS. DIVISION BOSTON SPRING MEET 1897 and shows a winged propeller at center with the letters LAW. VINTAGE: Circa 1897...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1890s inspector badge for the New England Amateur Athletics Union, The badge has a bar at top that reads INSPECTOR and a red, white and blue ribbon that hangs from it. The badge or medallion shows a winged woman on the front...