Treasures Past: SOLD!!! Items

ARTIFACT: This is an early dance card for the First Grand Ball of the Buena Vista Hose Company No.1 which took place at the Hiller-Hallock Opera House in Buena Vista, Colorado. The opera house was built in 1882 and is long gone. Inside, one of the dances...

ARTIFACT: This is a framed circa 1910s photograph of the Waynesboro, Pennsylvania Fire Truck No. 1 and its crew. They are posing in front of the town's Fire Hall, which was built in 1899. VINTAGE: Circa 1910s. SIZE: Approximately 11-3/8" in height by...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1890s cabinet photograph of Concord, New Hampshire Fire Chief William C. Green. Green is in his full uniform with his breast badge and a great cut-out style hat badge. Green was a machinist in the Granite State capital city's...

ARTIFACT: Cool, old 1890's Springfield, Massachusetts Fireman cabinet photo. The photo shows the fireman in full uniform and hat with badge. The bottom of the photo reads: "GOLDSMITH 374 MAIN ST. SPRINGFIELD MASS.". The reverse reads: "LARGEST AND FINEST...

ARTIFACT: This is a great old New Hampshire Department of Forestry forest fire prevention poster. Dramatically designed, the poster shows a charred landscape against a crimson sky and warns you to PREVENT FOREST FIRES Ð IT PAYS. The reverse of the poster...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 Boston Latin School student pin in sterling and enamel. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: About 3/4" in width by 7/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Sterling silver with enamel accents. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with a...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce early 1960s vintage Rice University track team shirt. The shirt is sleeveless in a golden yellow cotton with a green winged Mercury's foot logo bearing the number It was manufactured by Champion Knitwear Company of Rochester,...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1943 Alpha Gamma Delta sorority pin in gold named to Anne Virgin of Northwestern University on April 14th, 1943. VINTAGE: Circa 1943. SIZE: About 5/8" in width by 9/16" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold with pearl accent...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1905 Phi Beta Kappa key that was made into a pin. It is dated and named on the back, however the addition of the pin has covered some of the inscription (see image below). VINTAGE: Circa 1905. SIZE: About 9/16" in width by 1-1/2" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1901 Brown University fraternal pin of Clarence A. Coates with beautiful detail and jeweled accents. VINTAGE: Circa 1901. SIZE: About 3/4" in width by 5/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: 14kt gold with ruby, turquoise and...

ARTIFACT: This is an early 20th century Delta Tau Delta Elgin 15 jewel watch in a Keystone gold-filled case. The face of the watch displays a nicely colored coat of arms for the fraternity. VINTAGE: Circa early 20th century. SIZE: Approximately 2"...

ARTIFACT: This is an antique circa 1940s or 1950s knuckle duster. The duster is in aluminum. VINTAGE: Circa 1940s-1950s. SIZE: Approximately 2-7/16" in height and 4-3/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Aluminum. ATTACHMENT: None. MARKINGS: None...