Travel & Location / Destination Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is an early 1930s celluloid button from Portsmouth, New Hampshire for the United States Navy frigate U.S.S. Constitution. Launched in 1797, the Constitution was nicknamed "Old Ironsides" for valor during the War of 181She made...

ARTIFACT: This is a fantastic typewriter ribbon tin from the 1920s advertising Edwards' Typewriter Exchange in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The tin is in a mustard color with lovely silver and red Art Deco leaves and scrollwork gracing both its front and...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 souvenir mug from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The mug is small but substantial - almost like a miniature stein - and was made in Germany. A medallion on the front of the mug shows the house of Thomas Bailey Aldrich,...

ARTIFACT: This is a great 1918 calendar from Portsmouth, New Hampshire advertising J. J. Gallant Horseshoeing & General Repairing. The calendar has a photo of a mother and child with a bridled horse with the caption THERE COMES DADDY. All pages of the...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1890s Portsmouth souvenir book in excellent condition. The book is 28 pages of photographs of popular and historic landmarks in Portsmouth and the surrounding communities, and was priced at ten cents. VINTAGE: Circa 1890s...

ARTIFACT: This is a framed portrait of the Class of 1897 from Portsmouth High School (Portsmouth, New Hampshire). The class, which is just over half female, is shown seated on steps in front of a double door entranceway. VINTAGE: Circa 1897...

ARTIFACT: This is a pre-Prohibition celluloid pin advertising the Frank Jones Brewery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Prohibition lasted from 1920 until 1933). Frank Jones was an iconic figure, businessman and politico in the latter half of the 19th and...

ARTIFACT: This is a unique 1890s golf club-shaped drink stirrer from the Rockingham Hotel in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Rockingham Hotel was a luxurious establishment started by larger-than-life local hero Frank Jones and which operated until 1973...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1870s Marvin Brothers & Bartlett glass apothecary jar from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Marvin Brothers was known for products such as fish oil and spermaceti. The jar is round with some frosted areas around the neck and a...

ARTIFACT: This is a sterling silver Hard Rock Café pin from the club's ninth location grand opening celebration in Houston on November 6, 198The first hard Rock Café was established in London in 1971 and became known for its musical memorabilia. The pin...

ARTIFACT: This is a great 1923 celluloid pin advertising a Haverhill, Massachusetts military demonstration at which a biplane was featured. The pin lists the dates of the demonstration, November 12-14, and shows two armed soldiers ducking some bursting...

ARTIFACT: This is a Panama Canal construction tool check fob in a rare diamond design. The fob reads ISTHMIAN –CANAL- COMMISSION 85345. VINTAGE: Circa 1910s. SIZE: 2-5/16" height and 1-1/2" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Brass with painted...