Nursing, Hospital, & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a numbered circa 1920s or 1930s nursing graduation pin from Lankenau Hospital of Wynnewood, Pennsylvania in the eastern part of the state. Lankenau Hospital opened in 1860. The pin is marked Elliott on reverse, and is a nicely enameled...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1911 nursing pin from St. Luke's Hospital of New York City by Schumann & Sons. The St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing was incorporated in 1898, just over a half century after the birth of St. Luke's Hospital (now St...

ARTIFACT: This is a set of two pieces; a pin and a charm, both made of bronze, for the St. Barnabus Guild for Nurses. Both pieces are in the shape of an oval with a pierced fluer-de-lis-ed cross at center. The pin says at center on the arms of the cross...