Nursing, Hospital, & Related Artifacts

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I United States Housing Corporation (USHC) lapel pin. The pin shows an eagle at center with a blue enameled border reading WAR SERVICE USHC.The USHC was a federal agency that existed during World War I. It was part of...

ARTIFACT: This is a pair of World War I United State Army, Army Nurse Corps nurse's collar insignia. Each insignia is a blackened bronze caduceus bearing the letters ANC in gold. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/8" in height x 7/8"...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970's Special Police badge for Lowell General Hospital (L.G.H.) in Lowell, Massachusetts. The hospital was founded in 1891 and is still in existence today. This badge was recently purchased from a man who was breaking up his...

ARTIFACT: This is a Catawba Valley Technical Institute Practical Nurse Program pin. The school is located in North Carolina and is now under the name Catawba Valley Community College. VINTAGE: Circa late 1960s-early 1970s. SIZE: About 3/4" in diameter...