Medical, Health & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is an early (circa 1912) American National Red Cross nurse pin in gilt bronze by Bailey, Banks and Biddle of Philadelphia. This pin belonged to Mrs. Charlotte C. Hotchkiss (née Cornwall) of Milford, Connecticut. Charlotte served with the...

ARTIFACT: Extremely rare early WWI Norton-Harjes Ambulance Corps hat badge. The red, white, and blue enameled gilt brass badge depicts a red cross in the white center, around which reads: "AMERICAN RED CROSS". VINTAGE: Circa WWI SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a numbered World War I era Canadian Red Cross Society Blood Donor Service member badge. The pin is by Birks Ellis in enameled sterling silver and is in wonderful condition. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 3/4" in...

ARTIFACT: I believe this to be an extremely rare circa World War I Norton-Harjes ARC (American Red Cross) shoulder title. I have no actual reference to this artifact being what I purport it to be, save what I have seen as scant shadows on the...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare early World War I visitor badge for the Canadian Red Cross Duchess of Connaught Red Cross Hospital. Built by the Canadian Red Cross in 1914, the hospital was sited at Buckinghamshire, England on the grounds of the Astor...

ARTIFACT: Rare WWI Polish 1916 Badge of the Red Cross Association. The slightly convex, painted badge shows a red cross in the center and surrounding it, the years: "1914", "1915", and "1916" in embossed detail...

ARTIFACT: This is an early twentieth century member lapel badge for the Red Cross of China. The Red Cross was founded in China in March 1904, just over one month after the outbreak the Russo-Japanese War. Originally named the Shanghai International Red...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare World War I American Red Cross Automotive and Mechanic Section medal for ambulance drivers and chauffeurs. This medal comes with two extra ribbon bars and the bottom of the original box it came in. The front of the...

ARTIFACT: Extremely rare WWI American Red Cross Automotive & Mechanics Section medal for ambulance drivers and chauffeurs and worn as a watch fob. The planchet/fob shows an enameled red cross in the center and surrounding the outer edge it reads: "A...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early World War II American Field Service donation badge. Members of the American Field Service were volunteer ambulance drivers who rescued wounded soldiers in different overseas regions. It is in gilt brass and white enamel...

ARTIFACT: This is an early World War I AFFW American Fund for French Wounded donation fob. The fob is shaped like a Maltese cross and at center shows a rooster and the American and French flags, crossed. The front of the fob reads VIVE LA FRANCE, and the...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa World War I ambulance or transport vehicle radiator mascot for the Volunteer Motor Corps, which provided transport of medical supplies, health professionals and patients alike. The mascot was patented in 1915 by Louis V...