Newspaper Related Artifacts & Collectibles

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, 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...

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 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...