Political & Americana Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a 1990s Hughes Network Systems bronze table medal of Washington, D.C. The front of the medal shows a bust of Washington, the Lincoln Memorial and the Capitol Building, as well as other landmarks. VINTAGE: Circa 1990s...

ARTIFACT: Great 1976 Indy 500 pit pass/badge on original issue card. The badge shows a can of Valvoline Motor Oil in the center beside a race car with the year "1976" above. The top of the badge reads: "INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY"...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1940s painted tin advertising pin for the American Oil Company (AMOCO), a company started in 192The non-descript man pictured on the pin urges the reader to join the "Join the American Party". It dates from the 1940s:...

ARTIFACT: This is a celluloid advertising pin for Aunt Jemima’s pancake flour mix. The pin shows Aunt Jemima herself proudly proclaiming, “I’SE IN TOWN HONEY!” VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: 7/8” diameter...

ARTIFACT: Scarce 1896 McKinley and Hobart jugate lapel stud by W.H. Kaskell. The pin depicts photographic busts of McKinley and Hobart in black detail and surrounding them reads: "MCKINLEY AND HOBART". The reverse of the stud reads: "W.H...

ARTIFACT: Great vintage 1970's or early 1980's, large 'No Nukes' celluloid badge. The center of the badge shows a white mushroom cloud that is surrounded by a red circle with a diagonal line through the center. VINTAGE: Circa 1970's...

ARTIFACT: Large, beautiful, and rare November 6th, 1971 New York City Peace March/Rally celluloid badge sponsored by the National Peace Action Coalition (NAPC) and was reportedly produced for Gays United Against The War, although we have found no...

ARTIFACT: This is a near mint 1950s political poster of Dwight D. Ike" Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States. The poster is a great image of a youngish Ike sometime before or around the start of his two-term tenure in 1953...

ARTIFACT: This is a great composite photo made up of individual portraits of the State of New Hampshire 1931-1932 Senate. Notable among the portraits is that of Republican Maude Ferguson, New Hampshire's first ever female elected to the senate. The 24...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare numbered Panama Canal Roosevelt Medal for service with a second award bar. The medal is round and hangs from a scrolled pin bar, and reads FOR TWO YEARS CONTINUOUS SERVICE ON THE PANAMA CANAL C.J. McGILLICUDDY and shows the...

ARTIFACT: This is a William H. Taft pin. VINTAGE: Circa 1909-1913. SIZE: About 7/8" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Paper, celluloid and brass. ATTACHMENT: Straight pin. MARKINGS: THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. NEWARK N.J (Makers Mark) ALLIED...

ARTIFACT: This is a William Howard Taft lapel stud. VINTAGE: Circa 1909-913. SIZE: About 1/2 in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Paper, celluloid and nickel. ATTACHMENT: Stud-back to be worn in lapel button hole. MARKINGS: Unidentifiable makers...