Communications & Utilities Related Artifacts

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1950s celluloid contestant badge for the Boston Globe WBZ-TV Family Fly Fishing Contest. WBZ-TV is still a Boston, Massachusetts television station. The large blue badge is numbered 7425 and is in excellent condition...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1950's twenty-five years of service pin for the Boston Globe newspaper. The pin is gold-filled and is by Robbins Company of Attleboro, Massachusetts. The pin shows the Globe's rotund gentleman character, Uncle Dudley, at...

ARTIFACT: This is a cool 1952 newspaper or paper carrier badge from Alabama. It is in red celluloid and is numbered on the front. It was made by Green Duck Company of Chicago and has a few union marks on its edge and on the reverse. VINTAGE: Circa 1952...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1950's twenty-five years of service pin for the Boston Globe newspaper. The pin was made by Robbins Company of Attleboro, Massachusetts and has the winged diamond maker mark that the company used from World War II sometime...

ARTIFACT: Great vintage 1940's ??? 1950's newsboy newspaper bag from the Rochester, New Hampshire Courier. The red canvas bag reads: "ROCHESTER COURIER" in white lettering and features a flap closure. VINTAGE: Circa 1940's - 1950's. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: Great vintage 1940's - 1950's newsboy newspaper bag from the Rochester, New Hampshire Courier. The red canvas bag reads: "ROCHESTER COURIER" in white lettering and features a flap closure. VINTAGE: Circa 1940's - 1950's. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1947 news boy badge from Manchester, New Hampshire. The badge is shield-shaped and is numbered 24 on the front. VINTAGE: Circa 1947. SIZE: Approximately 1-11/16" in height and 1-3/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: Nice 1930's - 1940's Hartford (Connecticut) Times 20 year service pin in enameled 10K gold. The pin displays a white enameled oval that reads: "THE HARTFORD TIMES" and above it a blue bar reads: "YEARS SERVICE" with a small white enameled...