Transportation Related Artifacts & Collectibles

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...

ARTIFACT: Great, rare circa 1960 Volkswagen Club of Rhode Island license plate topper or car badge. The center of the badge shows the company's initials "VW" in red with an anchor behind, the outer edge is blue and reads: "VOLKSWAGEN CLUB OF RHODE...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful 1957 Chevy promotional lighter from a dealer in Allan, Oklahoma. The lighter is made in Japan by Barlow. The front reads: "I OWN A '57 CHEVROLET ALLAN, OKLA." in nicely painted detail. The underside of the lighter reads: "BARLOW B-15...

ARTIFACT: This is a fantastic 1950's Adams Pontiac mechanic's overalls back patch from Adams, Massachusetts. The center of the patch shows the profile of an American Indian, embroidered all in white thread, but detailed enough so that his feathers and...

ARTIFACT: This is a Pontiac mechanic patch in blue twill embroidered in red, white and blue threads. The center of the patch shows the profile of a American Indian. VINTAGE: Circa early 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 2" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...