Transportation Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: Rare, 1930's Maine Land Stages bus driver hat badge. The badge is topped with a spread winged eagle with a bowed head and scroll in its beak. The center shows a nicely detailed, raised Seal of the State of Maine and the shield shaped badge...

ARTIFACT: Great 1910's ??? 1920's city of Westbrook (Maine) taxi driver hat badge in excellent condition. The stamped, oval badge reads: "CITY OF WESTBROOK TAXI DRIVER" and is #'d "32" in the center. VINTAGE: Circa 1910's - 1920's SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a great 1950s "Mis-Fires" hot rod club car plate from Amsterdam, New York. The plate is made of cast aluminum and has a maker mark on reverse. VINTAGE: Circa 1950's. SIZE: Approximately 8-1/16" in width and 4-15/16" in height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1920s or 1930s Oilzum Motor Oil oil change reminder tag from a garage in Cementon, New York. The tag is in the shape of an attendant's head and is in mint condition. It comes with its original wire for hanging...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1940 Flying A Gasoline/Tide Water Associated Oil Co. 15 year service pin in 14K gold. Tide Water was established in New York in 1887 and after acquisitions and mergers, became the Tide Water Associated Oil Co. in the 1930's. Flying A...

ARTIFACT: This is a great old badge for a Chevron gasoline station manager. Chevron Corporation was born out of Standard Oil of California in 1911 after antitrust laws came into effect. VINTAGE: Circa 1940's. SIZE: 1-1/2" height and 1" width...

ARTIFACT: This is a great late 1910's - 1920's attendant badge for Star Service Stations, an early chain of gas stations. The badge is star-shaped and is in nickel-plated nickel. It has a cool oval-shaped saddle on reverse. VINTAGE: Circa lat 1910's -...

ARTIFACT: This is a great old name badge for a Gulf gasoline station attendant / chauffeur from the 1920s. Badge has a handwritten insert reading "Al Worners, Chauffeur". VINTAGE: Circa 1930's . SIZE: 1-3/8" height and 2-3/8" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s gas station attendant hat badge for Gulf Oil. Started in Spindletop, Texas, Gulf has been around since 190Gulf was in its first decade of being a major corporation when this particular patch would have been worn...

ARTIFACT: 1930's - 1940's Dunlop USA 20 year service pin in 10K gold by Whitehead & Hoag. The front of the black enameled pin reads: "DUNLOP 20 YEARS" with an winged hourglass in the center and the reverse shows a nice maker's mark...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1934 Red Tire "Century of Progress" Firestone promotional ashtray. The center reads: "CENTURY OF PROGRESS FIRESTONE CHICAGO 1934" in embossed lettering and surrounding it is a red rubber tire. VINTAGE: Circa 1934. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: Great vintage early 1960's Volkswagen USA Promotional money clip. The clip was possibly worn by a member of the VW sales staff and features a polished finish and a blue enamel disc with the company's logo: "VW" in white enamel detail. This...