Nursing, Hospital, & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s pin by Elliott for Simmons Nursing School, a Massachusetts institution around since early in the twentieth century. The pin is gold-filled and reads PT (Physical Therapy) on the front in enameling. VINTAGE: Circa 1960's...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1965 10K gold Exeter School of Practical Nursing graduation pin. The center of the pin shows a single, lit candlestick and surrounding it a disc of light blue enamel that reads: "EXETER SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL NURSING". The reverse shows...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s Bryman School of Nursing pin by Jostens. Esther Bryman founded the Bryman Schools, all for different medical disciplines, in 1960 in California. The pin is in a cameo style. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s. SIZE: Approximately 1" x...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1950s nursing school graduation pin in enameled 10 karat gold. He pin shows the Lamp of Knowledge at the center of a blue cross and reads "St. J.L.A.W." at bottom. There is an unidentified maker mark on reverse. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s...

ARTIFACT: This beautiful nursing pin is made of gold filled and is in the shape of an circle. In the center of the pin is a cross and a lamp of knowledge. Around this are two circles, the innermost reading FORT WORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL and the outermost...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce circa 1950s Atlantic County (New Jersey) Vocational School of Practical Nursing graduation pin. The pin is enameled in blue and white and shows the State of New Jersey alongside the Lamp of Knowledge. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s...

ARTIFACT: This is an enameled 10 karat gold nursing graduation pin from Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital in Gardner, Massachusetts. It is in the shape of a cross with a caduceus at center, and is engraved with the original owner's initials on reverse...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s student pin for the Chicago Post Graduate School of Nursing. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass, enamel. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with drop-in locking...

ARTIFACT: 1958 Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Westboro Nurse graduation gold-filled pin by Dorrety in Boston. The center of the badge features a the State Seal of Massachusetts in nice relief detail. Surrounding are enameled segments of...

ARTIFACT: Scarce 1950's Massachusetts 10K Certified Nurse's Aide lapel pin by Balfour. This lovely gold fill and light pink enamel pin displays the Massachusetts State Seal in the center and beneath it reads: "CERTIFIED NURSE'S AIDE". The reverse shows...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1958 nursing graduation pin for an LPN from the Eastern Shore State Hospital in Cambridge, Maryland (now Eastern Shore Hospital Center (ESHC)). ESSH started in 1912 as a state facility for the mentally ill, and is now on...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful 1953 Mercy Hospital nursing graduation pin from Portland, Maine. Mercy Hospital was founded during World War I (in 1918). The pin is in enameled 10 karat gold and has the graduate's initials engraved upon reverse...