Communications & Utilities Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a great 1954 dated Zippo lighter featuring a factory-engraved "Reddy Kilowatt" for Bangor, Maine's E. M. Graham hydro-electric station dedication. Reddy was the premier American mascot of electricity since 1926, and was created by...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II "E" (for Excellence) Award for production of war materiel awarded by the United States Army and Navy to Sylvania Electric Products Inc. of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The folder contains the details and program of...

ARTIFACT: This is a great sterling silver World War II telephone operators/workers "V for Victory" service lapel pin. The pin is by Metal Arts of Rochester, New York. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 7/8" in height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa July 1938 photograph of a German-American Bund rally at Camp Nordland in Andover Township, New Jersey. This gathering is a celebration of the camp's one year anniversary. The photo appears to have been used in January of...

ARTIFACT: Great 1920's ??? 1930's Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph Junior Komic Club promotional celluloid pin by Bastian Bros. Co. in New York. The center features the image of a clown and the pin reads: "SUN-TELEGRAPH JUNIOR KOMIC CLUB". The reverse...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce July 1967 pre-print of the 1968 National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) National Electrical Code. This is a soft cover handbook, printed by the NFPA of Boston, Massachusetts. It has a table of contents, all the NFPA...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950s Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) member lapel badge. The CSPA was established in 1925 for journalism students and faculty to interact internationally. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in height...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1963 Freehold Racing Association press badge for the Freehold Raceway in Freehold, New Jersey. The raceway has been running since 1853 and has both thoroughbred and harness racing. The badge shows a horse's head beneath a red...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1951 employee badge for the North American Conversion Company, an outfit that handled natural gas conversion. The badge shows the black and white photo of an employee named Giaimo. VINTAGE: Circa 1951. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a great and rare 1930's Philgas Company worker identification badge. PhilGas was a bottled natural gas distributed by Phillips, of "Phillips 66" fame. It is numbered 110, and the company name is in a nice Art Deco script...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s or 1940s 5-10 years of service pin for an employee of Lone Star Gas, a Texas utility company established in 190The pin is in enameled sterling silver and shows blue flames flanking the blue star at center. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910s inspector badge from the Lowell Gas Light Company of Lowell, Massachusetts. The company was established in 1849, and the brick building built as its headquarters in 1859 has recently been refurbished as office space. The...