Newspaper Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a great old newsboy badge from Boston, Massachusetts. The pin is oval and reads 1942 LICENSED NEWSBOY NO. 46 BOSTON. VINTAGE: Circa 1942. SIZE: 2-3/4" height and 2" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass with a plastic...

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. SIZE: Approximately 13/16" in diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice example of a 1920s-1930s New York City Newspaper Reporters/Fire Lines badge for a reporter from the New York American. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s-1930s. SIZE: 2-3/4" wide by 2-3/4" high. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome-plated...

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. The paper had many incarnations, one of which was the...

ARTIFACT: Nice, circa 1900's - 1910's advertising watch fob for Mergenthaler Linotype Co. in die-struck brass by The Green Duck Co in Chicago. The center of the watch fob features an elaborate, high-relief detailed image of a linotype machine. The...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified C.F.D. Fire Lines badge, possibly from Cleveland (Fire Department), the city in which it was found. The badge dates to between 1900 and 1920. It is unclear whether the "CITY COUNCIL" on the badge denoted their approval...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified pin by Balfour that reads GANNETTS HIGH SKIES. The pin is aviation-related, with a winged propeller at its center, and seemingly also newspaper-related as there is what looks to be the front page of a newspaper behind...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II English-made correspondent patch for the "Stars and Stripes" wartime newspaper. The patch is arched and reads THE STARS AND STRIPES U.S. ARMY. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 1-3/4" height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a great and rare police lines badge issued jointly by the Massachusetts State Police, the Boston Police and the Metropolitan District Commission for 1970-197It was issued to Springfield Union newspaper photographer Frank C. Usin, Jr...

ARTIFACT: This is a great, classic Massachusetts State Police issue press photographer ID pass from 1960. It was issued to Springfield Republican newspaper photographer Frank C. Usin, Jr. The pass has Usin's photograph affixed to the front and his right...

ARTIFACT: This is a great, classic Massachusetts State Police issue press photographer ID pass from 195It was issued to Springfield Union newspaper photographer Frank C. Usin, Jr. The pass has Usin's photograph affixed to the front and his right...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1920s aeroplane model contest medal awarded by the Fall River (Massachusetts) Herald News. The octagonal medallion in hand-engraved and shows a model in flight. It hangs from a navy blue ribbon and was made by Robbins...