PLEASE NOTE: KANAE is BACK IN THE OFFICE as of MONDAY 7/22 While I Travel Cross-Country Through Friday 7/26!!
YES, Kanae is Here, Listing, Packing, & SHIPPING as of MONDAY 722!!
Update 07/21/24: WE ARE still EXPERIENCING SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH non-PayPal CREDIT CARD PURCHASES!!
If you would like to PAY for an Artifact with a CREDIT CARD, please email and I will get an invoice emailed to you ASAP!
THERE MAY BE SOME DELAYS in SHIPPING MILITARY Artifacts until AFTER Friday 7/26 as Many will be with me on my return trip the ASMIC National!!
We are HAPPY TO ACCEPT YOUR ORDERS during this time, and we will promptly SHIP MOST orders with ONE Business Day of Receipt of Payment!
And, as always, if you would like to fund your $100.00+ order through a Bank that offers ZELLE, ASK ABOUT our ZELLE DISCOUNT!!
That DISCOUNT also applies to PayPal GIFT (Fee-Free), Check, and Money Order payments!!
Thank you for visiting. We hope you will find some vintage artifacts here on our site to add to your collection.
We look forward to serving your collecting needs, Ron & Kanae
ARTIFACT:
Nice circa 1900 Newsboy badge issued by the State of Maryland. The oval badge is suspended from a large safety pin and shows a cutout in the center for paper name tag and celluloid insert; surrounding it reads: "NEWSBOY REGISTERED BY COMMISSIONER OF LABOR & STATISTICS MARYLAND" in black painted lettering. The reverse reads: "ARTHUR L. MERICK BALTIMORE, MD" in small detailed lettering.
VINTAGE:
Circa 1900.
SIZE:
Approximately 2-9/16" (with pin); Badge: 1-7/8" x 2-5/8".
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Nickeled nickel, black paint.
ATTACHMENT:
Safety pin, & "figure 8" loops.
MARKINGS:
"ARTHUR L. MERICK BALTIMORE, MD"
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a newspaper-related collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. CON-KDB-25-16 LBDEX11/16 SRET01/19
CONDITION:
7+ (Very Fine+): The badge shows moderate wear, celluloid missing, most of the nickel plated and black painted details remain intact, overall very fine condition.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
