Travel & Location / Destination Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 color postcard of the Thomas Aldrich Bailey house in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Bailey, a Portsmouth native, is famous for penning the book "The Story of a Bad Boy" in 1870. The postcard was made in Germany for...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910 color postcard of the Thomas Aldrich Bailey house in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Bailey, a Portsmouth native, is famous for penning the book "The Story of a Bad Boy" in 1870. The "Phostint" card is by the...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910 color postcard of the Thomas Aldrich Bailey house and garden, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Bailey, a Portsmouth native, is famous for penning the book "The Story of a Bad Boy" in 1870. The "Phostint"...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa 1852-57 brass padlock from the US Custom House in Portsmouth, NH. This lock was manufactured by Davenport & Mallory Co., of New Haven CT, which existed by that name from 1852-57 VINTAGE: Circa 1852-57...

ARTIFACT: This is a pre-1967 village headman badge from Northwest Province, Pakistan. The badge is oval with a crown at top and reads N.W.P. VILLAGE HEADMAN GIRILLA PALATANO 47. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s. SIZE: 2-9/16" height and 2-1/8" width...

ARTIFACT: Rare, New York City 1880's – 1890's Department of Finance "Employe" Badge (older spelling of the word). Nice early eagle perched at the top badge, with an early seal depicted in the center, and the words: "EMPLOYE DEPARTMENT OF...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1900 police badge from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The badge is in the radiator style and has a leaf and floral border. It reads: "PORTSMOUTH POLICE" and the small shield on the front has "N.H." stamped...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s employee badge for the New York City Department of Public Works. The badge was made by a New York manufacturer and is numbered 1797. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 1-3/4" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1900 cabinet card photograph of a New York City policeman. The photo clearly shows the seemingly intense officer wearing badge number 1480. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: Approximately 5-3/8" x 3-3/4" CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a photograph of a New York City policeman who served in the 1890s. It is an oval-shaped 3/4 view of him mounted on a black matting. The policeman, whom handwriting on the reverse of the photograph identifies as Walter W. Evans, is...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1936 Soviet Intourist stick pin from Berlin, Germany. Set up in 1929 by Joseph Stalin, Intourist was the nation's official travel agency. This pin dates from the time when the Olympics were being held in Berlin. It in nicely...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s Austrian-made Champ brand lighter advertising Littlefield Lumber Company in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" height and 1-1/2" width and 1/2" in thickness. CONSTRUCTION /...