Communications & Utilities Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a great old circa 1900 newspaper boy badge for the Courier News of Elgin, Illinois. The newspaper merged with the Elgin Daily News in 192The badge is shield-shaped and is numbered 24. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a great old circa 1900 press room or reporter badge for the Chicago Examiner of Chicago, Illinois, which was published from 1907 until 1918 only. The badge is on the smaller side and is shaped like a six-pointed star. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1909 New York Times Abraham Lincoln Essay Silver Medal by Tiffany & Co. This example was presented to Annette Moran and was one of only 1,000 awarded. The round medal shows a bust of Lincoln in lovely relief detail and surrounding the...

ARTIFACT: This is a named 1890s membership badge in 14 karat gold for the New York Woman's Press Club, which was founded in 1889 by Jane Cunningham Croly. The badge is a golden torch with a diamond gracing the base of its flame crossed by a golden quill...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1990s Hughes Network Systems bronze table medal of Washington, D.C. The front of the medal shows a bust of Washington, the Lincoln Memorial and the Capitol Building, as well as other landmarks. VINTAGE: Circa 1990s...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II United States Army Air Forces guide to Sioux Falls Army Air Field in South Dakota. The booklet covers what to do and how to get around in Sioux Falls for servicemen with the 2nd Air Force. The book was sponsored by...

ARTIFACT: 1880's Fort Wayne, Indiana Sanborn's Dray Coal and Wood wagon driver's hat badge. The stamped copper plated badge reads: "SANBORN'S DRAY COAL & WOOD" in nice detail. The reverse reads: "e;NORTHWESTERN STAMP WORKS ST. PAUL, MINN...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful 1920's – 1930's Candlestick Telephone Candy Container in glass, wood, white metal, and steel. Original candy still inside! The telephone body is shaped out of glass, the voice receiver is white metal, the ear piece is...

ARTIFACT: Nice 1958 Providence, Rhode Island Newsboy badge #3The center of the round badge shows the number "37" and surrounding it reads: "NEWSBOY PERMIT 37 PROV.R.I. EXPIRES JULY 1, 1959" VINTAGE: Circa 1958 SIZE: Approximately 1-3/4" in...

ARTIFACT: Unidentified 1950's – 60's (?) B.M.R. Enterprises courier badge. The center shows a raised five-point star and surrounding reads: "B.M.R. ENTERPRISES" with an eagle at the top holding a banner in its beak that reads:...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of the World War I The Second Army Air Service Book". This book was originally owned by well-known Philadelphia newspaper personality Edith M. Marble, acquired while in France during WWI doing American Red Cross...

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...