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ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 Boston globe newspaper reporter badge, and was possibly a "Fire Lines" badge, which functioned as a press pass at fire scenes. The badge is numbered 92 and shows the City Seal at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1900...

ARTIFACT: Great 1920's Baltimore Junior fire department celluloid promotional pin given out by the Baltimore Evening Sun newspaper. The center of the pin features a fireman's helmet, ladder, hook, and axe and reads: "BALTIMORE JUNIOR FIRE DEPT. ORGANIZED...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful early 20th century reporter/fire lines badge from The Milwaukee Sentinel newspaper of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Journal-Sentinel (the name changed from the original Sentinel) is the largest Wisconsin newspaper and was once...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1880s - 1890s named Boston Post Fire Lines badge. VINTAGE: Circa 1880s - 1890s . SIZE: 1-3/8" wide by 2" high. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silver-plated brass with black painted detail. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with "C" catch...

ARTIFACT: This is a great old newsboy badge from Boston, Massachusetts. The pin is oval and reads 1942 LICENSED NEWSBOY NO. 46 BOSTON. VINTAGE: Circa 1942. SIZE: 2-3/4" height and 2" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass with a plastic...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1920s celluloid member pin for the Lindbergh Club from Boston American Newspaper, a tabloid affiliated with the Hearst chain. The pin is by Whitehead & Hoag. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s. SIZE: Approximately 13/16" in diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice example of a 1920s-1930s New York City Newspaper Reporters/Fire Lines badge for a reporter from the New York American. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s-1930s. SIZE: 2-3/4" wide by 2-3/4" high. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome-plated...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1910s Press reporter badge from the New York City Evening Sun newspaper. The New York Sun hit the streets in 1833, becoming a wildly popular newspaper almost overnight. The paper had many incarnations, one of which was the...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 Boston Electric Light Company employee badge #103. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: About 1-3/4" in width by 1-3/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel and brass. ATTACHMENT: Vertical one piece safety type pin with a...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II GE Police Department for Plant Protection patch. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 3-3/16" in width by 2-5/16" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Cotton embroidery thread on cotton. ATTACHMENT: To be sewn onto...

ARTIFACT: This is an early utilities badge from Buckley & Scott Utilities Inc. VINTAGE: Circa late 1920's to early 1930's. SIZE: About 2" in length x 1-3/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silver with black painted detail...

ARTIFACT: This great old celluloid badge is for an Air Raid Precautions Warden or Air Raid Warden working for the NE Tel. & Tel. Co. It is quite large and reads around the outer edge: NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY. Inside this is a large...