Athletic Associations Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a rare player's badge from the 1954 USGA (United States Golfers' Association) Open Golf Tournament. Golfer Ed Furgol came out on top in this first-ever nationally televised US Open played at Springfield, New Jersey. VINTAGE: Circa 1954...

ARTIFACT: This is a large circa early 1890s horse racing track official badge for Monmouth Park Association. Monmouth Park opened its doors in 1870 in Long Branch, New Jersey. The track was popular but operated only a little over two decades before New...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1970s Guantanamo Bay (Cuba) Youth Athletics Association patch. It shows a star with a rainbow tail taking off from Cuba against a blue background. VINTAGE: Circa 1970s. SIZE: Approximately 4" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: Rare circa 1920 – 1924 great Japan boys combined baseball and softball association's honor medal. The round medal shows a strand of laurel leaves horizontally through the center of two crossed baseball bats. The top center of the medal features...

ARTIFACT: This is a great old circa 1950 member lapel pin for the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA), founded in 1948 in Texas. The pin is an enameled shield with a horn. VINTAGE: Circa 1950. SIZE: Approximately 9/16" in height and 3/4"...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1963 Freehold Racing Association press badge for the Freehold Raceway in Freehold, New Jersey. The raceway has been running since 1853 and has both thoroughbred and harness racing. The badge shows a horse's head beneath a red...

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900-1910 McGill University Athletic Association lapel pin in hand-engraved silver. The badge is crest-shaped, bears two martlets (small birds) and is topped by a King Edward VII crown. VINTAGE: Circa 1900-1910...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1957 member badge for the Atlantic City Racing Association in New Jersey. The badge shows a jockey on horseback running at the center of a large horseshoe, turned opening-side up for good luck. The badge is numbered on reverse and was...