Dog, Cat, Horse, & Animal Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: Wonderful circa 1960's promotional Mack Truck advertising pen and pencil set by Sheaffer with opposing bulldogs. The pen is black and displays the Mack Truck dog on the pen clip. Pen is retractable, action completed by pressing the pocket clip...

ARTIFACT: Great 1920's vintage painted cast iron elephant mechanical cigarette dispenser, Type IV without base or tray. The elephant, trunk raised in a walking stride, features a hinged-lid as the base of the seat and the interior of the seat is the...

ARTIFACT: This is a small circa 1980s K-9 Police patch. VINTAGE: Circa 1980s. SIZE: Approximately 2" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Cotton embroidered in cotton/polyester thread, mesh backing. ATTACHMENT: None. MARKINGS: None. ITEM...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1980s Police K-9 Unit patch. The patch is embroidered upon black twill and shows the head of a German Shepherd at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1980s. SIZE: Approximately 3-9/16" in height and 3-7/16" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a St. Petersburg (Florida) Police patch for their K-9 Unit. The patch is from the 1990s and is embroidered on yellow twill. VINTAGE: Circa 1990's. SIZE: Approximately 3-1/16" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Twill embroidered...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare circa 1920s United States Marine Corps China Service "Horse Marine" bridle rosette. The Horse Marines in China served from 1909 until 1938, and functioned as guards for the American Embassy as well as the International...

ARTIFACT: Cool circa 1944 Australia souvenir pin. The pin's pendant features a kangaroo in raised detail and the pin bar reads: "AUSTRALIA 1944". VINTAGE: Circa 1944. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/4" x 1-1/8". CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silver plated brass...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful WWII era Australia souvenir pin made from two different colors of Mother of Pearl. The darker color forms a tree-hugging koala bear and the lighter color is in the shape of Australia. VINTAGE: Circa WWII era. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare 1933 tinnie from Furth celebrating war dogs and dogs in general. The oval tinnie shows the head of a Doberman against the Maltese Cross with a swastika beneath his set jaw. It reads Flugplatz Fürth 1933 Der Hund in...

ARTIFACT: Unidentified, unusual enameled Tiger Head Pin made by Salberg in Warwick, Rhode Island (?). The round, red enameled disc features a tiger's head with yellow enamel detail in/around its teeth/jaw area. VINTAGE: Circa Possibly 1950's...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1965 official badge for the Freehold Raceway in Freehold, New Jersey. The raceway has been running since 1853 and has both thoroughbred and harness racing. The badge is numbered on reverse. VINTAGE: Circa 1965. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: Great 1920's ??? 1930's Wakayama Prefecture dog lover's association bronze award medal. The oval medal features a dog's head in wonderful raised detail in the center, the outer edge of the medal shows a wreath of laurel leaves joined together...