Americana Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1950s New Hampshire National Guard Headquarters flag that originally belonged to Major General John Jacobsen. Major General Jacobsen was a first-generation American born in Manchester, New Hampshire to Swedish parents in...

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 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 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 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...

ARTIFACT: Nice 1950's "Prevent Forest Fires" "Keep America Green" vintage poster published by the American Forest Product Industries Corporation. The poster shows a young girl in a blue dress touching an evergreen sapling with a deer in the foreground...

ARTIFACT: This is a "Not So Silent Spring" peace march pin from April 15, 1970. The pin is borrowing from the title of the 1962 work by Rachel Carson entitled "Silent Spring", in which she alerted the world to the dangers of...

ARTIFACT: This is a small circa 1980s United States flag patch. VINTAGE: Circa 1980s. SIZE: Approximately 1-13/16" in height and 3" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Fully embroidered in cotton/polyester thread, gauze backing...

ARTIFACT: This is a large 1960s or 1970s anti-war celluloid pin. The pin simply shows rows of crosses at Arlington National Cemetery. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s-1970s. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/2" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Celluloid-wrapped...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1969 "Give Earth a Chance" environmental movement celluloid button. These buttons were distributed by the Environmental Action for Survival Committee at the University of Michigan, who borrowed the slogan from the...