Political & Americana Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1920s or 1930s racist memorabilia "white" alligator letter opener with a "black" man note pencil. The note pencil sits inside the letter opener to make it appear that the alligator has eaten all but the head of the man. It...

ARTIFACT: This is a vintage late 1940s black Americana pin tray by Plasto Manufacturing Company. It is in painted chalkware and shows a seated boy eating a watermelon. VINTAGE: Circa late 1940s. SIZE: Approximately 3-9/16" in height, 3-3/8" in depth...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1915 member badge for the Woman's Peace Party by Hyman and Company of Chicago. The Woman's Peace Party was the first pacifist organization to use the tactic of public demonstration, and also the first to be comprised...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 39 star United States flag that is silk-screened on silk dating to between 1876-188The flag has a wonderful star pattern made up of two concentric circles surrounding a lone star with one star at each corner of the blue field...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960s celluloid pin showing a bright orange peace symbol against a black background. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s. SIZE: Approximately 1-3/4" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Celluloid-wrapped tin. ATTACHMENT: Straight pin...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful American bicentennial commemorative George Washington plate by Wedgwood. The plate is numbered 1016 on the bottom, and is one of only 1,776 plates made for the occasion. The small dish is in Wedgwood blue china and shows the...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful circa 1892 framed jacquard woven tapestry depicting Christopher Columbus' sighting of America. The tapestry was designed and made at the Arlington Mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s room key fob for the Hotel John Marshall, once the largest hotel in Virginia. It opened in Richmond, Virginia in 1929 and took its name from the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. In its day it hosted many movie...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s pro-American lapel pin showing an eagle carrying the message to "BE AMERICAN ONLY". It was made by Philadelphia Badge Company. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in height and ½" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified circa 1840s bronze United States medallion showing an eagle above a striped crest that reads HAIL COLUMBIA. This wafer-thin piece was excavated at some point, as is reflected by its fragile condition. It is unknown...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful United States Military national flag dated November 196The flag is in a lightweight nylon suitable for use in tropical climates. VINTAGE: Circa early Vietnam War era. SIZE: Approximately by 58" by 77". CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a minty Spanish-American War era patriotic clay pipe in the form of Uncle Sam's head. The pipe has not been used. The pipe is entirely white save for a red and blue stripe around Uncle Sam's hat and black paint to denote his eyeballs...