Automobile, Racing, Gasoline & Oil Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a 1928 "Studebaker Sheriff" badge with painted accents. The name Studebaker was trusted enough in the 1920s for over 80% of the counties in Arizona to issue the cars to their sheriffs. VINTAGE: Circa 1928. SIZE: Approximately 2-3/4"...

ARTIFACT: This is a diamond-shaped badge for the German automobile company, Opel, founded in 186The enamel was done in beautiful blue and green and is quite Art Deco in design. VINTAGE: Circa early 1900s-1910s. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/8" in height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful enameled automobile badge for the radiator or over the license plate (have a plate bracket included with this one). It is from the Keystone Automobile Club, probably a Pennsylvania organization. The badge was manufactured...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1914 advertising pin for Prowodnik Tires of Riga. Riga was part of Russia at the time, about to be occupied by Germany, and destined to be the capital of an independent Latvia in a couple of decades' time. The pin is an eagle...

ARTIFACT: This is an early twentieth century Automobile Club of America radiator badge. The eagle-topped badge reads THE AUTOMBILE CLUB OF AMERICA at center and shows a pennant flag. The reverse of the badge shows an American flag. VINTAGE: Circa early...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1949 gold-filled race car owner lapel pin from the American Automobile Association, showing a car with wings. VINTAGE: Circa 1949. SIZE: 1/2" height and 1/2" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-filled with blue enamel...

ARTIFACT: This is a numbered service pin, probably for five years of service, given out by the Dodge Brothers Company. Founded in 1900, the Dodge Brothers went through many changes and is now a brand sold by Chrysler Group. The pin is shaped like the...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s jacket patch for the United States Air Force 509th Air Refueling Squadron (509th AREFS). The embroidered twill patch shows the Mobil brand gasoline "Pegasus" logo at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1970s. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1943 lapel pin in the shape of a Ford B-24 Liberator bomber aircraft. The Liberator was initially manufactured by Consolidated, but Ford came to their aid and began churning them out at its Willow Run facility in Michigan. The...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1940 brass advertising key chain for Goodrich Tires. It is in the shape of a 1940 Massachusetts license plate. VINTAGE: Circa 1940. SIZE: Approximately 3/4" in height and 1-15/15" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Painted brass...

ARTIFACT: WWII Era Doylestown Air Service license plate topper in near mint, unused condition. The topper is navy blue with golden yellow lettering that reads: "DOYLESTOWN AIR SERVICE STUDENTS - CHARTER - SERVICE DOYLESTOWN, PA." and the top displays the...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Ford Plant Protector Police badge for the Aircraft Engineering Division (AED) numbered 18The badge is made by Hanson of Chicago. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 2-7/8" in height and 1-15/16" in width...