Communications & Utilities Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: Great circa 1910's ??? 20's large, Hemingray Insulator, two-piece #CD 304/310, also known as the "Coolie Hat". The top piece (CD 304) of the insulator reads: "HEMINGRAY PATENT MAY 2, 1883". The sleeve, CD 310 is unembossed...

ARTIFACT: Great WWII period Western Union Messenger badge. The oval yellow, layered celluloid badge reads: "WESTERN UNION" in black and the reverse features an alligator type clip. VINTAGE: Circa WWII Era SIZE: Approximately 2-1/2" x...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II United States Army Signal Corps Type J-38 telegraph key with two wooden-base sounders. The J-38 was a Morse Code training key made for the Army by several companies. This particular one was manufactured by Signal Electric...

ARTIFACT: Great old 1920's Western Union Telegraph Forms oak and celluloid countertop display. The black and gold sign on the holder advises you: DON'T WRITE - TELEGRAPH! The holder has a vertical groove running down the center of the interior of each...

ARTIFACT: This is a Western Union agent hat badge (number 4) from the 1920s-1930s. The badge is in a geometric shape painted in yellow and blue and is slightly concave. Western Union was born in 1856, although it had been operating for five years already...

ARTIFACT: This is an old Postal Telegraph Company messenger hat badge by Robbins Company. The badge is shield-shaped and reads POSTAL TELEGRAPH 10. The Postal Telegraph Company began in the 1880s and merged with one of its competitors, Western Union, in...

ARTIFACT: This is a great old circa 1890's Western Union Telegraph Company brass padlock with a lovely patina! Western Union was born in 1856, although it had been operating for five years already under the name New York and Mississippi Valley Printing...

ARTIFACT: This is a small circa 1890s messenger uniform button for the Postal Telegraph Company. The outfit began in the 1880s and merged with one of its competitors, Western Union, in the 1940s. The button is by the S. Eisner Company of New Jersey...

ARTIFACT: This is a Western Union Telegraph Company belt buckle from the early 20th century. VINTAGE: Circa early 1900s. SIZE: About 2-3/4" in width by 2" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel plated Brass. ATTACHMENT: Loop for...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare circa 1870s Western Union telegraph messenger hat badge. Western Union was started in 1856, although it had been operating for five years already under the name New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph...

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: Circa 1970's Dallas Times Herald 5 year service pin in 10K gold and employee photo ID card. The pin is in the shape of a paper news folded in half with an embossed center embellishment that shows the number '5' and around it reads: "THE DALLAS...