Medical, Health & Related Artifacts

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...

ARTIFACT: 1992 Gloucester County Institute of Technology licensed practical nursing graduation pin. The center shows a caduceus, a nursing graduation lamp, and open book showing the letters: "LPN". The center is surrounded by an enamel ring that reads:...

ARTIFACT: sterling silver Western Pennsylvania Hospital (Pittsburgh) School of Nursing Graduation Badge. Badge shows one man caring for another, surrounded by a blue disc reading: "SCHOOL OF NURSING" above it reads: "WEST-N-PENN-A". The engraving on the...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s nursing graduation pin from Maricopa Technical College in Maricopa County, Arizona. The pin is in the shape of a Maltese cross and enameled in red. VINTAGE: Circa 1970s. SIZE: Approximately 1" x 1" CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1972 prenatal nursing graduation pin in 10 karat gold from Anchorage Community College in Anchorage, Alaska. The pin is in 10 karat gold with the Lamp of Knowledge and "PN" at its center and is enameled in light blue...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1980s radiologic technologist graduation pin from the Merritt College in Oakland, California. The Maltese cross-shaped pin is in enameled 10 karat gold fill. VINTAGE: Circa 1980s. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/16" x...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1960 Practical Nurse graduation pin from the Paul A. Dever State School (also known as the Myles Standish School for the Mentally Retarded) at Taunton, Massachusetts. Founded in 1952, the institution was renamed for the...

ARTIFACT: Nice 1960's Greenfield Community College Nursing School graduation pin in gold fill by Balfour. The center of the pin is nicely enameled and shows a nursing school graduation lamp and a stylized letter "G". Surrounding it reads: "GREENFIELD...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s vocational nurse pin from the Downey Adult Education School in California, which was established in the 1930s. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s. SIZE: Approximately 13/16" in height and 9/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s Vocational Nursing graduation pin from Cooke County College in Texas. The pin is gold-filled and enameled by Pollack. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/16" x 13/16" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-filled with...