Medical, Health & Related Artifacts

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1980s shoulder patch for the Multinational Force & Observers (M.F.O.) Egypt-Israel peacekeeping force. It is fully embroidered in orange and white and shows a dove and an olive branch at its center. This patch came to us...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1975 United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) Egypt bullion jacket patch. The 1975 force (UNEF II) was the second of its kind formed to aid in easing the tensions between Egypt and Israel brought on by the Suez Crisis. The force was...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1946 United Nations badge from New York. Either from the building of the U.N. Building Cornerstone or the Convention of Privileges and Immunities. Prior to 1946, the meetings and conventions of the United Nations were held in scattered...

ARTIFACT: This is a Catawba Valley Technical Institute Practical Nurse Program pin. The school is located in North Carolina and is now under the name Catawba Valley Community College. VINTAGE: Circa late 1960s-early 1970s. SIZE: About 3/4" in diameter...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful, but yet to be identified Nursing School graduation pin from "DVTS" in 10K gold fill by Jostens. The center shows a nursing school graduation lamp in nice raised detail, above the letters: "DVTS" and surrounding a white enamel ring...