Travel & Location / Destination Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is an enameled souvenir lapel pin from the USSR Cultural (Soviet National) Exhibit that opened at the New York City Coliseum on June 30, 195The exhibition was agreed to per a 1958 treaty by the United States and Russian governments as a...

ARTIFACT: This is a celluloid badge for the Lynn, Massachusetts General Electric plant from the 1940 New York World's Fair. VINTAGE: Circa 1940. SIZE: About 1-3/4" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Paper, celluloid and tin. ATTACHMENT: Straight...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful, large 1907 Jamestown Exposition Badge in high-relief, silver plated brass. The badge depicts a lovely detailed female American Indian wearing a beautiful headdress and her neck is adorned with jewelry. She sits on a log bench draped...

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...