Travel Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a Great 1940's Aragon Ballroom Lick Pier Santa Monica California Brass Coat Check # B-18.The Aragon Ballroom on Lick Pier in the Ocean Park district of Santa Monica, California was a social-dance venue opened under the Aragon name in...

ARTIFACT: This is a Classic Little America Hotels Adv. Buckle featuring "Emperor" the Penguin.  Vintage Late 1070's Made by Jhonson & Held. VINTAGE: Vintage Late 1970's SIZE: Approximately 3" x 2-13 /16" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel, ...

ARTIFACT: This is a great ashtray from the Wichita Hotel in the shape of a cowboy hat. The ashtray is reminiscent of an oversized Monopoly piece and reads LASSEN HOTEL WICHITA, KANS. FAMOUS FOR IT'S (sic) FOOD on the brim. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s-1930s...

ARTIFACT: This is a striking 1950s vintage travel poster for Odense, Denmark by Viggo Vagnby. The mother of the subject of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Ugly Duckling" really pops against a black background, while the duckling and a lady bug are more...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1900 police baton or billy club from the New York City Police Department. This handsome reddish wood baton has an affixed brass tag bearing the original owner's badge number. The baton has a decorative handle and is in very...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s-1940s one year safe driver award badge for the New York City Department of Sanitation. The badge is lapel size and shows the city seal at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s-1940s. SIZE: Approximately 3/4" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION...

E-mail or call for more information. SUBJECT: This is a great old City of New York Municipal Officer #81 badge for Chas. A. Strauss. VINTAGE: Circa . SIZE: Badge: About 2" in width by 2-3/8" in height; Leather Case (when closed): About...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s-1940s volunteer aid badge for the New York City Sanitation Department Clean City League. The badge shows the seal of the State of New York at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s-1940s. SIZE: 1-9/16" height and 1-5/16" width...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare 1920s New York City Police aviation section hat badge. The badge shows a pair of spread wings in bullion bearing crest of red, white and blue at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s. SIZE: 2-1/16 height and 2-1/16" width...

ARTIFACT: This is a 14 karat gold New York City Police Woman lapel badge by Dieges & Clust. The badge reads POLICE DEPARTMENT CITY OF NEW YORK POLICE WOMAN 52 with the New York City seal at center (a colonist and a Native American greeting one another)...

ARTIFACT: This is a miniature sterling New York City patrolman badge. The badge shows the New York City seal at center (a colonist and a Native American greeting one another) and reads CITY OF NEW YORK POLICE 1932. VINTAGE: Circa 1910s. SIZE: 1-1/16"...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare vase from the famous Rex Hotel in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam). Originally an automobile garage built during the late 1920s, the building began its conversion into a luxury hotel complex in 195Four hundred United...