Medical, Health & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa late 1930s badge for the English Speaking Union (ESU), established in 1918 by Irish journalist Sir Evelyn Wrench. The United States branch was founded two years later. An international charitable education...

ARTIFACT: 1937 Old Newboys Goodfellow Fund donation badge. The large, oval, celluloid badge is in red and white and reads: "OLD NEWBOYS 1937 GOODFELLOW FUND". The badge is possibly from Detroit where a Goodfellow Fund was setup in 191The Old...

ARTIFACT: Nice WWI Real Photo Post Card (RPPC) of a United States Army Medical Company most likely taken in France, the card has been not been posted. VINTAGE: Circa WWI SIZE: Approximately 5 ½" x 3 ½" CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1980s Massachusetts Department of Mental Health Police patch. It is in blue cotton embroidered with the state seal. VINTAGE: Circa 1980s. SIZE: Approximately 4-3/8" in height and 3-3/4" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970's Special Police badge for Lowell General Hospital (L.G.H.) in Lowell, Massachusetts. The hospital was founded in 1891 and is still in existence today. This badge was recently purchased from a man who was breaking up his...

ARTIFACT: Discovered recently in New Hampshire, this great Ronson "GI" lighter from World War II originally belonged to American Red Cross (ARC) nurse Anne Poteat. The lighter has Anne's full name scratch engraved on one side and...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II YMCA-CVJM War Work for Service lapel badge made in the United Kingdom. The badge makes use of the Germanic acronym "CVJM" for Christliche Verein Junger Menschen, perhaps for Swiss or Dutch participants. It...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s (YMCA) Young Men's Christian Association "Basic" level swimming award lapel pin. The Association was started by a group of disillusioned young men in London in 1844 as a refuge from the social ills with which...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s (YMCA) Young Men's Christian Association "Advanced" level swimming award lapel pin. The Association was started by a group of disillusioned young men in London in 1844 as a refuge from the social ills with which...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s (YMCA) Young Men's Christian Association "Swimmer" level swimming award lapel pin. The Association was started by a group of disillusioned young men in London in 1844 as a refuge from the social ills with which...

ARTIFACT: This is a nicely enameled lapel pin for the 14th Annual Conference of the Railroad Young Men's Christian Association (RRYMCA), held in Chicago from October 3-6, 191The first RRYMCA was established beginning in 1872 as a place of lodging and...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1910s-1920s YWCA lapel pin. Originally christened as the Ladies' Christian Association, the initials YWCA were used eight years later in 186The pin is a triangle enameled in blue and black. The reverse reads: "BENNETT MFG. CO. N...