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ARTIFACT: This is an enameled 10 karat gold nursing graduation pin from Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital in Gardner, Massachusetts. It is in the shape of a cross with a caduceus at center, and is engraved with the original owner's initials on reverse...

ARTIFACT: 1958 Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Westboro Nurse graduation gold-filled pin by Dorrety in Boston. The center of the badge features a the State Seal of Massachusetts in nice relief detail. Surrounding are enameled segments of...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1958 nursing graduation pin for an LPN from the Eastern Shore State Hospital in Cambridge, Maryland (now Eastern Shore Hospital Center (ESHC)). ESSH started in 1912 as a state facility for the mentally ill, and is now on...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful 1953 Mercy Hospital nursing graduation pin from Portland, Maine. Mercy Hospital was founded during World War I (in 1918). The pin is in enameled 10 karat gold and has the graduate's initials engraved upon reverse...

ARTIFACT: This is a dated 1945 nurse graduation pin from Children's Hospital: which one is unclear. The pin is in 14 karat gold with sapphire chips for service. VINTAGE: Circa 1945. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in height and 5/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1940s lapel pin for the Practical Nurses (LPNs) of New York Inc. The pin is in beautifully enameled 10 karat gold. VINTAGE: Circa 1940s. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: 10 karat gold with enamel...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1947 British American Hospital (La Molina, Peru) nursing school graduation pin in gilt silver and blue and white enamel. VINTAGE: Circa 1947. SIZE: Approximately 1" x 1". CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gilt silver and blue and white enamel...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified circa 1940s school of practical nursing pin with the nurse's initial engraved on reverse. The pin is in 10 karat gold and has a T and an S enameled in red at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1940's. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II nurse cadet hat badge by Blackinton in sterling silver. This badge was worn by the Nurse Cadet Corps of the US Public Health Service during World War II. It is maker-marked on reverse and has a different...

ARTIFACT: This is a lovely circa 1930's or 1940's nursing graduation bar pin from St. Francis School of Nursing in Trenton, New Jersey. St. Francis was an early nursing school, established in 1905 under the direction of Sister Hyachintha. The...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1919 Illinois State Normal (Teachers) University Graduation pin in 10 karat gold. It is engraved on the reverse with the initials D.E.V.P. VINTAGE: 1919 SIZE: About 3/8" in height x 1/2" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: 10 karat...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1926 graduation pin for the University of California (Hospital) Training School for Nurses, which started educating nurse in 190The diamond-shaped pin is in beautifully enameled 14 karat gold by Shreve & Company, a San...