Medical, Health & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a lovely circa 1930's or 1940's nursing graduation bar pin from St. Francis School of Nursing in Trenton, New Jersey. St. Francis was an early nursing school, established in 1905 under the direction of Sister Hyachintha. The...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1926 graduation pin for the University of California (Hospital) Training School for Nurses, which started educating nurse in 190The diamond-shaped pin is in beautifully enameled 14 karat gold by Shreve & Company, a San...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s nursing graduation pin from the Los Angeles Adult School in California. The pin is gold-filled and in the shape of a Maltese cross. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 13/16"x 13/16" CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s Chicago Post Graduate School of Nursing badge. The pin is enameled in red and blue. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/16" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Plated brass, enamel. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified circa 1921 nursing graduate pin in enameled 10 karat gold. The pin is diamond-shaped and reads LPH '21 beneath a red cross. It could possibly be for London Psychiatric Hospital in London, Ontario, or perhaps Lincoln Park...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful 1937 date marked nursing graduation pin from West London Hospital, England. The hospital was founded in 1856 under a different name and assumed the name West London Hospital in 186In the year that this pin was made, Queen...

ARTIFACT: This is a numbered circa 1920's - 1930's registered nurse pin from Minnesota. The pin is in sterling silver with cobalt blue enameling that reads: "REGISTERED NURSE MINNESOTA" in all blue enamel as opposed to the commonly seen combination of...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920's - 1930's Nurse Nursing School Graduation pin from the Joseph Lawrence Hospital Training School in New London, Connecticut. The original hospital opened in 191The pin was made by Robbins Company of Attleboro, Massachusetts...

ARTIFACT: (Possibly) Early 20th century Kansas State Hospital Training School nurse graduation pin by Stephen Lane Folger Inc. in New York. The pin features a red enameled cross in the center of the gilt brass pin and surrounding the outer edge it reads:...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s graduate pin from the San Bernardino County (California) Hospital Nursing School. The pin is in 14 karat gold with enamel and has duck-shaped maker mark on reverse. The pin weighs 4.1 grams. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s...

ARTIFACT: Great 1937 Nursing School graduation pin from New York State Hospital Central Islip in 10K gold. Central Islip State Hospital, originally opened in 1889 under the name New Colony with about 80 patients, it grew to become the second largest...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1920's – 30's Cambridge Hospital Training School (for nurses) Graduation Pin. The lovely, blue enameled and 10K gold filled pin shows an Ankh in the center surrounded by a white ring of enamel that reads: "MAN TENDS GOD...