Travel & Location / Destination Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a small drinking glass from Yoken's, a locally famous Portsmouth, New Hampshire restaurant and gift shop started in 194Yoken's had an animated sign showing a whale who spouted water and slapped his tail to draw people inside. The glass...

ARTIFACT: This is a fabulous 1950s dinner plate from the Wentworth by the Sea Hotel in New Castle, New Hampshire. The Wentworth is a resort hotel made famous for being the spot where the Russian and Japanese signers of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty lodged...

ARTIFACT: This is a cigar/cigarette ashtray from the Coral Island Hotel in Bermuda. The hotel was formerly the Frascati and was later torn down to make way for condominiums. The ashtray is from the 1950s and is made by Bauscher Weiden. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a Yoken's Restaurant side plate from just after their opening in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 194Yoken's was a locally famous restaurant and gift shop with an animated sign showing a whale who spouted water and slapped his tail to draw...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 German-made Boehms' Cafe' advertising stein from Lawrence, Massachusetts. The stein's ceramic body was done in earth tones featuring both wonderful foliage and a king seized by the inspiration of Bacchus. The main medallion...

ARTIFACT: Scarce circa 1963 vintage Portsmouth, New Hampshire Badger Creameries ½ gallon milk bottle with original "Plasti-Grip" handle. The front of the ½ gallon reads: "BADGER FARMS' CREAMERIES" in orange painted details and the base...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1911 institutional milk bottle from the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire. The one pint bottle reads DURHAM on the front and WASH AND RETURN II on the reverse. VINTAGE: Circa 1911. SIZE: Approximately 7-1/8" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa early 1890s milk bottle from Lawnfield Farm in Henniker, New Hampshire. The bottle has a metal cap and reads THIS BOTTLE TO BE WASHED AND RETURNED on the reverse. VINTAGE: Circa early 1890s. SIZE: Approximately 8-1/2" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1927 milk bottle from Badger Farms in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The one pint bottle reads B PORTSMOUTH CREAMERY BADGER FARMS EST. 1877 PORTSMOUTH, N.H. REGISTERED on the front and B ONE PINT LIQUID on the reverse. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s milk bottle from Wiseman Farms of Lewiston, Maine. The one quart bottle has a Maine Seal and a slightly rosy hue to it. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 9-3/8" in height 3-5/8" in diameter (at base). CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920 Boardman and Norton Malted Milk jar from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The jar has a printed label with directions, uses, recipes and advice on who should find malted milk desirable. VINTAGE: Circa 1920. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful circa 1907 pre-Prohibition ACME Beer mini-mug from the Heidelberg Inn in San Francisco, California. The front of the mug shows a person serving up a platter and below them reads: "EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY" and surrounding reads: "THE...