Portsmouth New Hampshire Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a Portsmouth Fire Department annual parade ribbon from the 16th annual parade on September 18, 1902 for Kearsarge No. The red ribbon has a bar at top reading KEARSARGE 3 and a medallion hanging from a cream-colored ribbon. The medallion...

ARTIFACT: This is a Portsmouth Fire Department annual parade ribbon from the 19th annual parade on September 13, 190The red ribbon has a medallion hanging from a cream-colored ribbon with a group photograph of three firemen. VINTAGE: Circa 1905...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1880 Portsmouth, New Hampshire Fire Department Col. Sise Steam Fire Engine 2 Clerk badge in hand engraved sterling silver. The shield shaped badge features nicely detailed engraving along the outer edge and the badge reads: "CLERK S.F.E...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful 1860's ??? 1870's Portsmouth, New Hampshire Chief Engineer badge in hand-engraved gilt silver. This was the "Working" badge that was worn by the men who served the City of Portsmouth as what we now would call the Fire Chief. Most of...

ARTIFACT: This is a great framed 1880s-1890s formal photograph of six gentleman and their shooting trophy from the seacoast New Hampshire area. VINTAGE: Circa 1880s-1890s. SIZE: Approximately 14-7/16" in height x 17-1/2" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a postcard of Fort Point Light, in New Castle, New Hampshire. It is a wonderful view of the lighthouse and is done with nice coloring. VINTAGE: Circa early 20th century. SIZE: About 5-1/2" in width by 3-1/2" in height;...

ARTIFACT: This is a great old advertising thermometer in celluloid for the Portsmouth Refrigeration Service of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This thermometer was made by Dorfman Brothers of Corona, on Long Island. It displays an early type of telephone...

ARTIFACT: Great vintage 1920’s Rockingham Hotel Portsmouth, New Hampshire room key and fob for room #1. The stamped, leather fob reads: “ROCKINGHAM HOTEL PORTSMOUTH N.H.” and above displays a hand-drawn number “1”. The reverse is stamped with a maker’s...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920s sheet of unused hotel stationery 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: Beautiful, minty, 1941 Portsmouth, New Hampshire Badger Farms Creameries milk bottle. The front reads: “BADGER FARMS CREAMERIES” in orange painted detail and above reads: “ONE QUART LIQUID”. The neck of the bottle shows a...

ARTIFACT: Scarce 1930’s Frank Jones Ale Bakelite and enameled brass tap knob from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. VINTAGE: Circa 1930’s SIZE: Approximately 2 1/2” x 1 ¾” CONSTRUCTION/MATERIALS: Bakelite, enameled brass. ATTACHMENT: ...

ARTIFACT: Rare mid-1930’s Frank Jones Ales serving tray from the Portsmouth, New Hampshire Brewery. Frank Jones was an iconic figure, businessman and politico in the latter half of the 19th and early 20th century New Hampshire. The tray is round, in the...