Medical, Health & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930 graduation pin from the United States Army School of Nursing. The pin was made by Bailey, Banks & Biddle in 14 karat gold (3.5 pennyweight) and shows a caduceus in relief at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1930...

ARTIFACT: This is a United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration chest tape patch. The patch is rectangular and reads UNRRA. UNRRA was established in 1943 to assist those displaced and disadvantaged during World War II and was disbanded...

ARTIFACT: This is a United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration patch. The patch is rectangular and reads UNRRA. UNRRA was established in 1943 to assist those displaced and disadvantaged during World War II and was disbanded post-war...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II United States Army nurse occupational therapist assistant shoulder patch. The patch is oval and shows an interlocking O ad T in red at its center. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 3-1/16" in height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s Daimler ambulance by Dinky Toys. The ambulance has rotating wheels and is in a buttermilk color with a red cross on wither side. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 1-9/16" in height and 1-5/16" in width 3-3/4" in length...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1910s advertising ash tray from Clay-Adams Company of New York City, a medical supplier. The ash tray is a small, life-like skull illustrating their trade: "skeletons, skulls, charts, manikins, surgical and laboratory...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful WWI YMCA Christmas Card showing two Dutch children, a boy with a United States flag and a girl with a Santa Claus doll cradled inside a Doughboy helmet and reads: "CHRISTMAS GREETINGS", artwork by "Anita Parkhurst". The card is...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1910s-1920s YWCA lapel pin. Originally christened as the Ladies' Christian Association, the initials YMCA were used eight years later in 186The pin is a triangle enameled in blue and black. VINTAGE: Circa 1910s-1920s...

ARTIFACT: This beautiful nursing pin is in 10 karat gold and is in the shape of a Maltese cross with a circle at center. In the circle is a white disk with the letters WTS FOR N. Around the circle it reads TRAINED NURSE 191I do not know where the "WT"...

ARTIFACT: This beautiful nursing pin is made of sterling silver and is in the shape of an circle. In the center of the pin is a pierced cross with the date 1916 below. Around the outside of the pin it reads FREE HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN. This is probably from...

ARTIFACT: This beautiful oval nursing pin is in 14 karat gold and was made by Dieges & Clust. In the center of the pin is a dove carrying a laurel branch and at 3 points around the outside of the pin are the initials H.M.S.H. & D. In a stylized garter...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910s County Hospital (Chicago) nursing graduation pin by Lebolt. The pin is a nicely enameled sterling silver cross and reads CH at its center for (Cook) County Hospital in Chicago. It is by Lebolt, a Chicago jeweler since 1899...