Medical, Health & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is an American Red Cross service medal from World War I. The medallion reads SERVICE AMERICAN RED CROSS with a raised red cross at center and hangs from a blue ribbon with two thin white stripes. VINTAGE: Circa World War I...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1916 American Field Service (AFS) ambulance driver's hat badge. Organized during World War I, the American Field Service was a volunteer humanitarian effort providing transport, hospital services and manpower in the form of...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War I Motor Corps of America cap badge. The Motor Corps started out as some women volunteering for automobile-related detail with the National League for Women's Service. When need heightened, they branched out to become a...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare Norton-Harjes Ambulance Corps hat badge. Norton-Harjes was formed in 1914, Norton being the son of a prominent Harvard man and Harjes a French banker. Affiliated at first with the Red Cross, Norton-Harjes was one of...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare circa 1890s ambulance driver badge from the Boston Emergency Hospital, also known as the Galvin Emergency Hospital after its founder, Dr. George W. Galvin. The badge is by John Robbins Company of Boston, Massachusetts, and...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare, last type World War I American Field Service Camion (Transport) driver hat badge. It is in brown (paint) patinated copper and came to us from the estate of William Edwin Bown, a 397 T.M.U. (397 Transport Militaire UnitŽ, Groupe...

ARTIFACT: This is a great 1950s ambulance driver hat badge for the Blue Ambulance Service. A nice enameled blue ambulance sits above a wing and between the words BLUE AMBULANCE. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/8" in height and 2-5/8" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I American Field Service / United States Army Ambulance Corps roster charm. The rooster is a symbol of France, and was used primarily by the Ambulance Corps. The charm is hollow and three-dimensional and the rooster‰Ûªs tail...

ARTIFACT: This is a dinner platter from the dining quarters of the United States Public Health Service. Originally established for the treatment of ailing mariners, the Public Service was originally a network of marine hospitals that became known as the...

ARTIFACT: This beautiful nursing pin is made of 14 karat gold and is in the shape of a Maltese cross. In the center of the pin are the Latin words NON NOBIS SOLUM. Around these words it reads ALTA BATES HOSPITAL BERKELEY CALIFORNIA. The pin is engraved...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce, large American Red Cross collar insignia from World War I. The insignia simply spells A.R.C. and is painted black. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in height and 1-3/4" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a State of California Registered Nurse pin. VINTAGE: Circa 1920's-30's SIZE: About 3/4"in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: 10k Gold. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with a "C" catch. MARKINGS: None. ITEM NOTES: This is from a large...