Communications & Utilities Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is an early twentieth century employee hat badge for the Arlington Gas Light Company (A. G. L. Co.) of Arlington, Massachusetts. The badge was made by Spencer Manufacturing of Boston and has a maker mark on reverse. The building which once...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1880s-1890s inspector badge for the Lowell Gaslight Company of Lowell, Massachusetts. The badge is oval and is numbered 73 at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1880s-1890s. SIZE: Approximately 1-11/16" in height and 2-9/16" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1890s meter reader badge for the Roxbury Gas Light Company of Roxbury, Massachusetts. The badge is small and oval and has a B at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1890s. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/16" in height and 1-15/16" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a fabulous old Utility Gas and Mining Company bronze seal. The seal is round and shows a bearded man busy at a forge. VINTAGE: Circa possibly 1850s-1870s. SIZE: Approximately 2" in diameter and 1/4" in thickness. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: Fun 1960's - 1970's PSNH Public Service of New Hampshire Reddy Kilowatt promotional poster suggesting to customers to BUY BIG, BUY NO-FROST" (presumably freezers). Probably from an election year, as Reddy is portrayed as a campaigner holding a...

ARTIFACT: This is a cool circa early 1960s or 1970s pin for "Reddy Kilowatt Safety Club". Reddy was the premier American mascot of electricity since 1926, and was created by Ashton B. Collins, Sr. He was featured in different media, including a movie and...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1958 promotional pin for Operation Upturn, a campaign put on by General Electric. Operation Upturn was the company's motivational answer to a bleak outlook on the economy in an election year. VINTAGE: Circa 1958...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful circa 1952 Connecticut Light & Power Co. 35 years of service lapel pin by the Whitehead & Hoag Co. in Newark, New Jersey. The center of the gold filled pin features a raised, enameled light bulb that reads: "CLPCo" and...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early to mid-1950s pin for ten years of service with Westinghouse Electric Company. George Westinghouse, made famous by power, had already patented revolutionary life-saving equipment for the railroad industry and opened Union...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early to mid-1950s pin for twenty years of service with Westinghouse Electric Company. George Westinghouse, made famous by power, had already patented revolutionary life-saving equipment for the railroad industry and opened...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1950s pin for twenty-five years of service with Westinghouse Electric Company. George Westinghouse, made famous by power, had already patented revolutionary life-saving equipment for the railroad industry and opened Union...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful enameled hat badge for the Connecticut Light & Power Company, a utilities company formed in 191The badge is oval and has a design reminiscent of Art Deco. VINTAGE: Circa late 1940s - early 1950s. SIZE: 1-1/2" height...