Nursing, Hospital, & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 20th century gold-filled nurse graduation pin from Peabody Hospital in Webster, South Dakota. Peabody Hospital opened in 1905 and then the Peabody Hospital School of Nursing, an affiliate, opened eight years later. The pin...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910s graduation pin for the Cortland County Hospital School for Nurses in New York. The pin is in beautifully enameled in blue and white. VINTAGE: Circa 1910s. SIZE: Approximately 13/16" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910s nursing graduation pin from Chataqua School of Nursing of Jamestown, New York. Chataqua was a correspondence school for practical nursing established in 190The pin is in 14 karat gold and is nicely enameled in red...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare circa 1890s ambulance driver badge from the Boston Emergency Hospital, also known as the Galvin Emergency Hospital after its founder, Dr. George W. Galvin. The badge is by John Robbins Company of Boston, Massachusetts, and...

ARTIFACT: This beautiful nursing pin is made of 14 karat gold and is in the shape of a Maltese cross. In the center of the pin are the Latin words NON NOBIS SOLUM. Around these words it reads ALTA BATES HOSPITAL BERKELEY CALIFORNIA. The pin is engraved...

ARTIFACT: This beautiful nursing pin is made of 9K gold and is in the shape of a cross, the entire face of which is filled with enamel. In the center of the pin is a blue cross. In the arms are the letters L C H and the date '16 is at the bottom. I do...

ARTIFACT: This beautiful nursing pin is made of 14 karat gold and is in the shape of a cross. In the center of the pin are the initials of the hospital (NH in old English lettering). Unfortunately, I do not know which hospital the "N" stands for, or if...

ARTIFACT: This beautiful nursing pin is made of 10K gold and is in the shape of a disc. In the center of the pin are what appear to be a laurel leaf and the large initials M and Z for Mount Zion. In the circle around the edge it reads MOUNT ZION HOSPITAL...

ARTIFACT: This is currently an unidentified pin by Folger from 1911 that reads M.A.T.S. and shows a red enameled cross at its center, it is for a nursing traning school graduate. VINTAGE: Circa 1911. SIZE: Approximately 3/4" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION...

ARTIFACT: This is currently an unidentified pin by Folger from 1910 that reads M.A.T.S. and shows a red enameled cross at its center. It is for a nursing traning school graduate. VINTAGE: Circa 1910. SIZE: Approximately 3/4" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION...

ARTIFACT: Korean War Swedish Red Cross Service Member Pin/Badge, numbered KM 35 on back.  VINTAGE: Circa 1950. SIZE: Approximately 3/4" in height x 7/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silvered plated brass, enamel. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal...

ARTIFACT: This is a sterling silver distinctive unit insignia for the United States Army Lawson General Hospital MEDDAC in Atlanta, Georgia on land that is now part of DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (KPDK) in the suburb of Chamblee. This insignia shows a cross...