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ARTIFACT: This is a small informational brochure for the Hamilton Hotel in Bermuda. It looks as though it is/was a large summer resort. The pamphlet tells briefly of the charms of Bermuda and then goes on to tell the history of the Hamilton which the...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1910s-1920s YWCA lapel pin. Originally christened as the Ladies' Christian Association, the initials YMCA were used eight years later in 186The pin is a triangle enameled in blue and black. VINTAGE: Circa 1910s-1920s...

ARTIFACT: This beautiful nursing pin is in 10 karat gold and is in the shape of a Maltese cross with a circle at center. In the circle is a white disk with the letters WTS FOR N. Around the circle it reads TRAINED NURSE 191I do not know where the "WT"...

ARTIFACT: This beautiful nursing pin is made of sterling silver and is in the shape of an circle. In the center of the pin is a pierced cross with the date 1916 below. Around the outside of the pin it reads FREE HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN. This is probably from...

ARTIFACT: This beautiful oval nursing pin is in 14 karat gold and was made by Dieges & Clust. In the center of the pin is a dove carrying a laurel branch and at 3 points around the outside of the pin are the initials H.M.S.H. & D. In a stylized garter...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910s County Hospital (Chicago) nursing graduation pin by Lebolt. The pin is a nicely enameled sterling silver cross and reads CH at its center for (Cook) County Hospital in Chicago. It is by Lebolt, a Chicago jeweler since 1899...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1940s graduation pin for an unidentified nursing school. The pin is a sterling silver cross with a lamp of knowledge at its center in tested 10 karat gold. VINTAGE: Circa 1940s. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in height and 5/8" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a dated 1947 nurse graduation pin by John Frick Jewelry Company for the Garfield Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C (now Washington Hospital Center). Garfield was a Civil War era hospital that badly needed upgrades by World War II. A...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1873 Massachusetts General Hospital nurse graduation pin. Mass General is the third oldest hospital in the nation, and was established in 181The pin is in wafer-thin enameled 14 karat gold and shows the seal of the Commonwealth...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1940s-1950s graduation pin from the Miami School of Nursing. The pin is round with a roped border and shows a lamp and cross at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1940s-1950s. SIZE: Approximately 15/16" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a stunning 1961 Mt. Carmel Hospital College of Nursing graduation pin in 10 karat gold. Mt. Carmel is in Columbus, Ohio, and was founded in 1903 by the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross. The pin has a Gilbert maker mark and...

ARTIFACT: This is a named circa 1956 nursing graduation pin from and unidentified school, possibly Boston Hospital School. It is by Wallbank, a Boston-area jeweler. The pin is in 10 karat gold and enamel in the shape of a Maltese cross. VINTAGE: Circa...