Treasures Past: SOLD!!! Items

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 milk can from Badger Farms Creameries of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Daniel Farms' first incarnation started in 1877 and was incorporated in 1927 by Kittery, Maine resident Charles Badger. The company sold milk, cream and...

ARTIFACT: This is a cool turtle-shaped bottle opener from the 1930s advertising Grove Grocery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Grove Grocery was a luncheonette on Sagamore Avenue that also sold sundries including beer and ale. The turtle is craning his neck...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 Union Liquid Metal Polish can from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The can has a red, white and blue label listing usage directions and other Union specialties. When the can is shaken, hardened remnants rattle about inside...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 J. H. Thacher pharmacist bottle from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The bottle has a flat face and a nice cork stopper. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: Approximately 6-9/16" in height 2-3/8" in diameter (at base). CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a Panama Canal construction tool check fob in a six-pointed star design. The fob reads ISTHMIAN CANAL COMMISSION 47987. VINTAGE: Circa 1910s. SIZE: 2" height and 1-1/11" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Brass with painted lettering...

ARTIFACT: Japanese silk flag presented to Mr. Tsukamoto wishing him Good Luck during enlistment. The flag is signed by almost 50 people and says: "Enthusiasm and Fighting Spirit". The flag displays a shrine stamp on the right top side. Two corners of the...

ARTIFACT: Classic, iconic Japanese Thousand Stitch silk belt. The belt features a red embroidered tiger in the center and tapers to a point at each end. Either side of the tiger features painted kanji and flags, one Japanese, the other Chinese. The belt...

ARTIFACT: Classic, iconic Japanese Senninbari Thousand stitch silk belt. The belt features a red embroidered tiger in the center with a coin in the center and on either side of the tiger are painted flags, one Japanese, the other Chinese. Painted kanji...

E-mail or call for more information. SUBJECT: This is a Japanese personal equipment tag. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: About 4” in width by 1-1/8” in height. CONSTRUCTION/MATERIALS: Wood with string and inked on kanji...

ARTIFACT: Nice WWII Japanese flag with kanji. The center red circle is sewn on and the corners are treated paper and feature braided string ties. VINTAGE: Circa WWII SIZE: Approximately 32-1/2" x 39-1/8" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Cotton, ink, paper,...

ARTIFACT: Rare WWII Japanese Imperial Army clockwork signaling flashlight. The canvas bag cased flashlight features a steel arm on the front that winds up the gears inside to produce enough energy to drive the flashlight. Sadly the bulb has burned out,...

ARTIFACT: Nice Showa Period WWII Japanese Naval / Army Officer Sword Tassel from the Showa Period (1926 Ð 1989). After WWI and during WWII there was much conflict between China and Japan. Oil, available only in the Dutch East Indies helped to escalate...