Communications & Utilities Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is an early, circa 1890s Bell Systems telephone worker hat insignia. VINTAGE: Circa 1890s. SIZE: About 1" in width by 1-1/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gilt brass. ATTACHMENT: Bendable prongs. MARKINGS: None. ITEM...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1920s-1930s American District Telegraph Company messenger badge numbered 293 along with eighteen uniform buttons. ADT is now solely a security company. The badge has the seal of the State of Michigan at its center. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a Union Telegraph Lines Officer #4 badge from Cleveland, Ohio.. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: About 1-3/4" in width by 2-1/2" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome plated nickel with black painted lettering...

ARTIFACT: This is a Los Angeles District Telegraph Company badge number 2. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: About 1-7/8" in width by 2-1/2" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel plated nickel; there may have once been black paint in the...

ARTIFACT: This is a cool vintage (circa 1960) Zenith Dial-Lite AM/FM "cone-top" tabletop radio. The radio is in working order and is excellent condition! The speaker is round and projects out from the top of the radio and around a plastic cone...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1920s Radio League of America lapel pin. The pin is enameled vividly in blue, white and orange and shows a radio tower at center. Founded in 1915 by Hugo Gersnback, The Radio League of America aimed to promote the art of amateur...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1900 Westerly, Rhode Island Sun Reporter badge. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: About 1-1/2" wide by 2-3/8" high. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silver-plated brass. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with "C" catch. However, the...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s Ward’s Bread promotional “Scoop Ward News of Youth” reporter badge. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/8” in height and 1-1/2” in width. CONSTRUCTION/MATERIALS: Plated brass, painted lettering...