Medical, Health & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a fleam from the Civil War era or an earlier period. It has three posts with puncture points, and was made by Joseph Rodgers and Sons. It is in excellent condition. The fleam was a tool used by surgeons for bloodletting: this design may...

ARTIFACT: This is a fleam from the Revolutionary War era. It has three posts with puncture points and one straight edge, and is possibly of American manufacture. The fleam was a tool used by surgeons for bloodletting: this design may possibly have been...

ARTIFACT: WWII Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania women's volunteer organization badge: Memorial Gold Cross First Aid and Ambulance Corps which saw upwards of 2,000 members during the war. The round red, white, and blue enameled badge reads: "MEMORIAL GOLD...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Civil Defense First Aid Specialist patch. The patch is in embroidered blue twill showing a red cross within a white triangle and has snap fasteners on reverse. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 3" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II ambulance driver pin for the American Women's Auxiliary Defense Corps. The pin shows a red eagle against a blue cross and reads WADC in gold. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 3/4" in diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I National First Aid Association of America lapel pin. The pin has a blue enameled crest and center which has been slightly reshaped to resemble a heart. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War I volunteer armband for the Good Will Organization. The Good Will began in 1919 in Milwaukee. It provided employment for people with disabilities, including soldiers returning home after World War I. The arm band has...

ARTIFACT: WWII Era New York City Department of Public Health #'d Matron Badge. The large round white celluloid badge reads: "ISSUED BY DEPT. OF HEALTH LICENSED CITY OF NEW YORK" and in the very center it reads: "MATRON 11334", the...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II employee photo identification badge for Fitzimmons General Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Fitzsimmons had first existed during World War I, but was reconstructed as an Army medical facility under the Works Project...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II donation badge for the Mercy Ships Relief Corps. The badge is a combination caduceus and sword. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-7/16" in height and 1-1/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II Save the Children Fund wartime service badge in sterling silver. The badge is enameled in red, white and blue and shows a swaddled toddler at center. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s York, Maine Volunteer Fire Department ambulance vehicle tag. York is a popular vacation spot in southern Maine that was established in 1624 as Agamenticus (the mountain there still bears that name). VINTAGE: Circa 1970s...