Travel & Location / Destination Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s room key fob for the Hotel John Marshall, once the largest hotel in Virginia. It opened in Richmond, Virginia in 1929 and took its name from the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. In its day it hosted many movie...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa early 1900s room key fob from the grand Belvedere Hotel of Baltimore, Maryland. Opened during the 1903 holiday season, the Belvedere was a luxury establishment in the upscale Mount Vernon district. The Belvedere building...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1890s inn key fob from the historic Brown Square House in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Built in 1801 by shipbuilder and merchant Moses Brown, Brown Square House is a stately federal building which now contains the Garrison Inn...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1800s key fob for the Hotel Greif in Wels, Austria. The fob is a large brass disc and is for room 81. VINTAGE: Circa late 1800s. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Brass. ATTACHMENT: Hole...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1890's  tested 14 Karat Gold Associate Member Badge for the Alex. Hamilton Post, # 182, of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) in New York City. GAR is a fraternal organization for the Union veterans of the Civil War. This...

ARTIFACT: This is a unique World War II United States Navy Yard war worker pin. It was modified at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard into a submarine from a ship. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 5/8" height and 1" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War II United States Navy tie bar from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The bar shows a submarine in profile. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 1-5/16" height and 3-3/4" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome-plated brass...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II special pass badge number 118 for the Portsmouth (New Hampshire) Navy Yard. We also have another badge just like this one numbered 103. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 1-11/16" diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful 1849 San Francisco, California Argonaut Medal with wonderful, detailed illustrations. One depicts the Mexican Republic logo; a second depicts the Gold Rush (including a tiny Eureka"); a third illustration shows a...

ARTIFACT: This is a launching ribbon for the USS Halibut SS-232 from the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on December 3, 1941. VINTAGE: Circa 1941. SIZE: About 2-1/4 in width by 5-1/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Printed silk. ATTACHMENT: To be...

ARTIFACT: This is a launching ribbon for the USS Haddock SS-231 from the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on October 20, 194This was the first submarine to use the new SJ-type submarine surface radar which added greatly to their power in seeking out and...

ARTIFACT: This is a handmade 1942 launching souvenir for the USS Shad from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The souvenir is shaped like a cross-section of a life preserver with a printed submarine scene at center beneath glass. U.S.S. SHAD 235 PORTSMOUTH is...