Automobile, Racing, Gasoline & Oil Artifacts

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...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful circa 1930 advertising enameled watch fob for State Farm Mutual auto insurance company & the subsidiary life insurance company. The oval shaped, double-sided red and black enameled fob. On one side the center shows a cornucopia in...

ARTIFACT: Great 1910's - 1920's Lynn, Massachusetts key fob for Steeves Motor Co. The front of the oval fob reads: "STEEVES MOTOR CO. MACK TRUCKS LYNN 5 - 5300" and the reverse: "RETURN TO STEEVES MOTOR CO. CHRYSLER - PLYMOUTH LYNN 5 - 5300" in embossed...

ARTIFACT: This is a bronze auto badge from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard featuring an eagle. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 3-15/16" height and 3-15/16" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Bronze with areas of black paint. ATTACHMENT: Screw post...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa early 1950s large format photograph of World War II veteran United States Navy pilot Orville Dennison. Dennison, a native of Maine, is here shown with a determined visage at the wheel of his Midget racer (number 9)...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1945 published history of the USS Sangamon CVE-26, originally an Esso (Standard Oil Company) tanker. Launched November 4, 1939 as Esso Trenton, the oiler was converted into an escort carrier and renamed. She served in the Pacific...

ARTIFACT: This is an early 20th century advertising lapel pin for the Gormully & Jeffery Manufacturing Company of Chicago, Illinois. G & J gained their fame making Rambler Bicycles in the late 1800's, then Jeffery split off and went on to produce...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified knight's helmet armor topper, possibly related to automobiles or trucking, or maybe even is a sports or school mascot. It appears to dates to the 1920s-1930s. The knight is in nickeled brass. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is an automobile badge for the Reserve Officers Association of the United States. The badge is in red and blue enamel and shows a rifleman at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1920's. SIZE: Approximately 5-1/16" height and 4" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a great Indiana Lions' Club badge from their 1971 convention in Las Vegas. The badge is enameled with a pendant hanging from the dual chains in the shape of an Indianapolis 500 race car. The badge was made in Canada. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: Scarce 1930's Royal Italian Automobile Club member auto badge. The round badge resembles a spoke or gearwheel with a diamond-shaped enameled center that shows a royal eagle bearing a red shield with a white cross on its chest and is centered...