Medical, Health & Related Artifacts

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1960s Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) graduation pin from De Anza College in San Francisco, California, founded in 196The pin is by Josten's, and has the head of Juan Bautista de Anza, a Spanish explorer, at its center...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s Galileo Vocational Nurse graduation pin from San Francisco, California. The octagonal pin is in gold-filled silver by Granat Brothers Jewelers of California. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s. SIZE: Approximately 13/16" in height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s pin by Elliott for Simmons Nursing School, a Massachusetts institution around since early in the twentieth century. The pin is gold-filled and reads PT (Physical Therapy) on the front in enameling. VINTAGE: Circa 1960's...