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ARTIFACT: This is a cool old circa 1920s or 1930s worker badge for the Southern Prison Company of San Antonio, Texas. Southern Prison Co. built Rikers Island in 1930, and is still in business as Southern Folger. The badge is shield-shaped and numbered...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1910s worker badge (numbered 45) for Amawalk Nurseries of Yorktown, New York. The first live National Christmas Tree planted in Washington, D.C. was provided by Amawalk in 192The first tree had had been presented to President Coolidge...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II era war worker badge from the Hampton Company. Hampton Company was a clothing mill in Easthampton, Massachusetts. The badge shows a photo of the worker and is numbered 1278. VINTAGE: Circa World War II...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful 14 karat gold pin manufactured by a jewelry company with some hand-engraved details. It was made to be worn by members of the American Water Works Association and shows a very early Hydro-electric power plant at center...

ARTIFACT: This is a great 1930s Howard Johnson's worker badge #201-2 by Whitehead & Hoag. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: About 15/16" in width by 1-1/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silver plated nickel with enamel accents. ATTACHMENT: Vertical...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1890s employee badge for Walworth Manufacturing Company. Walworth was an early toolmaker in Boston, Massachusetts, and at the turn of the twentieth century was the leading maker of adjustable non-monkey style wrenches. The badge...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice old Caterpillar Tractor watch fob. It reads CATERPILLAR REG. US PAT. OFF. and shows a very detailed tractor on front. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 5-1/4" height and 1-9/16" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is an Roycroft worker pin made by S. D. Childs & Company of Chicago. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: 1-1/8" height and 3/4" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass with enamel. ATTACHMENT: Vertical safety-style pin...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1900 Hudson's Bay Company factor (or mercantile agent) badge. The badge was made in England by J.R. Gaunt of London. It is nicely enameled with the Hudson's Bay coat of arms, two stags and a fox with a crest above the motto...

ARTIFACT: This is a quaint little gentleman's pin tray of the Arts & Craft period. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: About 1-3/4" in width by 7" in length and about 3/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Hand-hammered copper with 2 brass rivets...

ARTIFACT: This is a 3D Mr. Peanut that is also a whistle. VINTAGE: Circa 1940s-50s. SIZE: About 2-1/2" in width by 7/8" in height and about 3/8" in depth. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Early hard red plastic. ATTACHMENT: None. MARKINGS: The only marking...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910s-1920s mbira, an African musical instrument that is sometimes also called a kalimba, thumb piano or finger xylophone. This mbira has a hollow wooden body (although others can be a simple plank) with eight graduated metal...