Communications & Utilities Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1950s promotional pin for "Reddy Kilowatt", the premier American mascot of electricity since 192Reddy was created by Ashton B. Collins, Sr. and was featured in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920s American-Bosch Radio Explorers Club lapel pin. The radio market was very competitive in its early days, and the American-Bosch company came up with the Radio Explorers...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 Boston globe newspaper reporter badge, and was possibly a "Fire Lines" badge, which functioned as a press pass at fire scenes. The badge is numbered 92 and shows the...

ARTIFACT: Great 1920's Baltimore Junior fire department celluloid promotional pin given out by the Baltimore Evening Sun newspaper. The center of the pin features a fireman's helmet, ladder, hook,...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful early 20th century reporter/fire lines badge from The Milwaukee Sentinel newspaper of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Journal-Sentinel (the name changed from the original...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1920s celluloid member pin for the Lindbergh Club from Boston American Newspaper, a tabloid affiliated with the Hearst chain. The pin is by Whitehead & Hoag. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1910s Press reporter badge from the New York City Evening Sun newspaper. The New York Sun hit the streets in 1833, becoming a wildly popular newspaper almost overnight...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 Boston Electric Light Company employee badge #103. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: About 1-3/4" in width by 1-3/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel and brass...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II GE Police Department for Plant Protection patch. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 3-3/16" in width by 2-5/16" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Cotton...

ARTIFACT: This is an early utilities badge from Buckley & Scott Utilities Inc. VINTAGE: Circa late 1920's to early 1930's. SIZE: About 2" in length x 1-3/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This great old celluloid badge is for an Air Raid Precautions Warden or Air Raid Warden working for the NE Tel. & Tel. Co. It is quite large and reads around the outer edge: NEW ENGLAND...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s Quincy, Massachusetts wire inspector badge. The badge shows a hand at center grasping electricity and reads INSP. OF WIRES QUINCY. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: 2-3/8"...