Medical, Health & Related Artifacts

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a Massachusetts Department of Mental Health at Gardner, Massachusetts graduation pin for a practical nurse. The pin is by Dorrety of Boston and is circa 1930s. It has an enameled border and the seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa 1900 nursing graduation pin in enameled 14 karat gold for the Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. The hospital opened in 1871 in Jamaica Plain (later moving to South Boston) and carried out...

ARTIFACT: This is a gorgeous circa 1912 graduation badge from the New York Hospital training School for Nurses. The badge is shaped like a medal an dnumbered on reverse. It was issued to Charlotte C. Hotchkiss (nee Cornwall) of Milford, Connecticut...

ARTIFACT: Nice old 1910's – 1920's numbered Minnesota Registered Nurse lapel pin in unmarked sterling silver. The center of the lapel pin features a blue enamel disc with the letters "RN" and around it reads: "REGISTERED NURSE MINNESOTA" with a beaded...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910s Boston Public Schools nurse pin by Dorrety. The pin shows an enameled red cross with the City of Boston seal at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1910s. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/16" in height and 1-1/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1900 member lapel pin for the Nurses Associated Alumnae. The name of the group changed to the American Nurses Association in 191The gold-filled pin is enameled in various colors around its border and has a red cross within...

ARTIFACT: This is an enameled graduation pin in 10 karat gold from Springfield Hospital Training School for Nurses in Massachusetts. The pin is circa 1900, a mere eight years after the school opened with six enrollees. The school closed in 1999...

ARTIFACT: WWII American Red Cross women's tunic is a single breasted, double pocket style with plastic buttons in brownish black color embossed with the Red Cross in the center and the letters "American Red Cross" around it, the American Red Cross...

ARTIFACT: WWII American Red Cross Member of the Military Welfare Corps women's service tunic with United States Army Pacific patch sewn on right shoulder sleeve. The jacket features light blue collar tabs with black stripes fastened with plastic buttons...