Bus Lines Transportation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a Wonderful 1890's Frank Parmalee Company Omnibus Line Baggage Tag Holder from Chicago. History of Frank Parmalee Company Omnibus Line: In the Spring of 1853, The lure of the big city drew Franklin Parmelee, and he took up...

ARTIFACT: This is a Great Old circa 1900 Team Driver's Hat Badge of the Golden West Transfer Company Found in California. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/8" in height x 4-5/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass with...

ARTIFACT: This is a Very Early 1910's - early 1920's Chicago & South Bend Bus Co. Driver Hat Badge. From the early days of when buses started to Replace Street Railways. Wonderful Lizard Maker Mark of  A.W. Martin & Co. Chicago...

ARTIFACT: This is a Great 1960's Greyhound Bus Lines Safe Driver Pins Bar 6-month, 1 year, 2 years & 3 years. VINTAGE: 1960s. SIZE: Approximately 3/4" in height x 3-5/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Bronze & Enameled Gilt Bronze, 1 with...

ARTIFACT: This is a Wonderful & Rare 1930's The SHORT WAY LINES Bus Driver Hut Badge #17. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/2" x 2-5/16" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Enameled nickel plated brass. ATTACHMENT: Two posts with One...

ARTIFACT: This is a Beautiful Late 1940's California Basel Bus Diriver Hat Badge-Veterans Transit Corp. Based in Los Angeles VINTAGE: Circa 1940s. SIZE: Approximately 2-7/16"x 2-7/16" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Copper-plated brass with Blue...

ARTIFACT: Cool vintage 1970's Ð 1980's Peter Pan Bus Lines bus stop sign. This smaller size sign is painted aluminum in the Peter Pan colors, green, white, and black. The sign reads: "PETER PAN BUS STOP" with an arrow pointing towards the viewer's left...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1940s-50s Checkered Cabs hat badge for the Unit of City Transportation Co. and is numbered "R12-6161". VINTAGE: Circa 1940s-1950s. SIZE: 2-1/4" in width by 2-1/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Celluloid...

SUBJECT: This is an old taxi driver badge from Bangor, Maine. The badge is oval and reads LICENSED TAXICAB DRIVER 648 CITY OF BANGOR. VINTAGE: Circa 1940s-1950s. SIZE: 1-1/2” height and 2-1/4” width. CONSTRUCTION/MATERIALS: Chrome-plated...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1996 Greyhound Airlines pilot wing. This Canadian airline, affiliated with Greyhound Bus Lines, was only in operation for one year, The wing is in sterling silver by Balfour. VINTAGE: Circa 1996. SIZE: Approximately 7/16"...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s lapel pin for thirty years of membership with the United Transportation Union (UTU). Based in Cleveland, Ohio, the UTU formed on the first day of 1969, consolidating four large pre-existing unions. A member's longevity...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s member lapel pin for the United Transportation Union (UTU). Based in Cleveland, Ohio, the UTU formed on the first day of 1969, consolidating four large pre-existing unions. The union includes members working in the railway...