Sports & Olympic Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a 1936 Nazi tinnie for the Turnerbund Turnfest, or gymnastics festival, held that year at Voigtsbach. The tinnie reads 13-14.6.1936 Unterbezirks-Turnfest 25 Jahr Grundungsfest Voigtsbach. The rectangular tinnie has an example of the...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1928 Nazi tinnie for the Turnerbund Turnfest, or gymnastics festival, held that year at Schluctenau. The tinnie reads Nordbohmischer Turngan Gau-turnfest fur Turner, u. Turnerinnen in Schluctenau Am 15 Heuets 192The rectangular tinnie...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1933 Nazi tinnie for the Bezirks-Turnfest, or gymnastics festival, held that year at Wolfsberg. The tinnie reads 23.Bezirks-Turnfest 70.Bestandsfest D.T.V. Wolfberg Heuets 193The rectangular tinnie has an example of the rounded...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1927 Nazi tinnie for the Turnerbund Turnfest, or gymnastics festival, held that year at Gaisburg-Salzburg. The tinnie reads 1 Kreisbergturnfest Kreis 3 Gaisburg-Salzburg 192The rectangular tinnie has a castle scene in relief and an...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1933 Nazi tinnie for the Verbands-Turnfest, or gymnastics festival, held that year at Saaz, in the Czech Republic. The tinnie reads Verbands-Turnfest Saaz 193The coppery badge has an example of the rounded swastika. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1930s German National Youth Sports Badge, or Reichsjugendsportabzeichen (RJA). 1925 was the first year of the award, and at that time it was presented to male youths eighteen or under. Three years later it was also given to...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce early 1960s vintage Rice University track team shirt. The shirt is sleeveless in a golden yellow cotton with a green winged Mercury's foot logo bearing the number It was manufactured by Champion Knitwear Company of Rochester,...

ARTIFACT: This is an early American shooting medal. The front reads PRESENTED TO GEORGE W. PUTNAM FOR THE BEST SHOT AT TARGET FIRING. VINTAGE: Circa 1839. SIZE: 1-1/2" diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Coin silver. ATTACHMENT: Link available to...

ARTIFACT: This is a pre-Prohibition glass advertising paperweight from the Hanley Brewing Company of Providence, Rhode Island. The paperweight shows a picture of the record-setting harness gelding named Prince Alert. VINTAGE: Circa early 1900s...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960s Jim Beam advertising shot glass. The glass is shaped like a baseball on a pedestal which reads MVP on two sides and JIM BEAM on the other two. The bottom is a baseball diamond showing the number 21. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s...

ARTIFACT: This is a great old thoroughbred bottle opener and corkscrew. The opener is in the shape of a bridled horse's head as it strains to reach the finish line. VINTAGE: Circa 1910s. SIZE: 4-5/16" height and 1-3/8" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: The lovely and talented Miss Valerie is modeling a 1930s-World War II-era Bendix Aviation baseball shirt. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s-World War II. SIZE: About size 42. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Wool with cotton trim and wool appliques...