Medical, Health & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I lapel pin for the St. John Ambulance Association Ambulance Brigade. The Ambulance Brigade began in 1887, ten years after the founding of the Association itself in the United Kingdom. The Brigade was primarily for...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s Emergency Squad Inspector hat badge from the Toms River Chemical/Ciba-Geigy facility in Toms River, New Jersey. Toms River unfortunately made the map for having out of the ordinary cancer rates, a situation caused by the...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1920s silver-plated sugar bowl for the Portsmouth Cottage Hospital in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The bowl is by Reed & Barton and has two handles with a Portsmouth Hospital logo on its front. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930's Japanese Red Cross member medal. It is a medallion hanging from a red and white striped ribbon. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's. SIZE: Approximately 3-1/4" in height and 1-1/2" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a unique sterling World War II Civil Defense First Aid Squad badge. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: About 1-1/4" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gilt sterling with enamel accents. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with a...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I New Hampshire Red Cross War Fund pin. The pin shows a white square with a red cross at its center. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 7/8" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Celluloid-wrapped tin,...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I American Red Cross donation pin. The pin reads I GAVE A DAY'S PAY DID YOU? and shows a red cross at its center. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 13/16" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is an author-signed copy of "A Wartime Log". This book was published in China by Howell Press in 1994 by Art and Lee Beltrone, former reporter for Newsweek and editor/writer/photographer, respectively. The book is a compilation of...