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Original drawing of two men smoking cigars and dressed in suits and ties. They are both sitting and facing each other having a conversation.

Original drawing of two men. One is standing and the other is sitting behind a counter with a cash register in front of him. All around the men are sale and marketing signs that say "sale," "discount," "liquidating," "save now," and "everything must go." In the window of the cash register it says "no sale" in capital letters.

Original drawing of two men at a gas station. One man is in his car, wearing a hat, with a bewildered look on his face. The other is a gas station attendant. The attendant is wearing a hat and bow tie and holding a vacuum hose attached to a gas pump that says "Regular" on it in capital letters. In the background is another car inside of a shop with a sign over the entryway that says "Lubrication - tuneups" in capital letters

Original drawing of three men in a dilapidated room; two sit at a table while one, standing, holds an automatic weapon. A poster on the wall features former President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos and reads "Bring Back Marcos."

Original drawing of a massive snowball, which has rolled to a stop in front of two men. Trapped within the snowball are a horse, a set of human legs, the back of a car, and a power pole. The snowball reads "From Siberia With Love."

Original drawing of a large bomb, supported by a crutch reading "Social Security." A forlorn man sits beside the bomb, looking defeated.

Card deck has fifty-five (55) playing cards which include poster images, joker cards, and a card listing the artists. Each card has a different poster design from World War I. There is a price sticker on the front which says "Imperial War Museum £5.99."

This rectangular glass paperweight has a black and white photograph affixed to the bottom of it, facing so that the picture is visible through the top of the paperweight. The photograph features five men. One man is wearing what appears to be a doughboy hat, indicating he is a soldier; it is unclear if one or more of the other men are soldiers. There is a table in front of the men with two metal containers sitting on it and a tree directly behind them. The man on the far left holds up a sign that reads, "Keep in a cool dry Place."

Metal plaque depicts a soldier holding a gun on the left and a woman with a shield and sword on the right. Above is an eagle surrounded by laurel. The text on the plaque reads "1914 WORLD WAR 1918 TO HIS COUNTRY IN TIME OF NEED THIS MAN PLEDGED HIS LIFE HIS FORTUNE AND HIS SACRED HONOR GILBERT YOUNG."

Cover contains image of men manning a cannon and a shield. The box contains numerous playing cards and two booklet instructions on how to play forms of the game. One booklet is titled "The Popular Home Games Tactics and Militac also Do-Doy and Bang." The second is titled "Directions for Playing the game of Lindy Hop Off." Cards include images of service men and fictitious handwritten letters.

Lamp is made from a projectile and is attached to a wooden base. The projectile depicts, in relief artistic technique, a waving sailor with a woman holding on to his arm. Additionally, the name "Marie" is also in relief on the projectile. The relief artistic technique refers to when the background of a material such as stone, ivory, or metal is sunk to make the foreground protrude. Most of the projectile is decorated with a technique called "pebbling" which is when the surface is decorated with indentations. The lamp is missing a light bulb socket and electrical cord.

Metal wind-up clock depicts an eagle at the top, a sailor to the left and a soldier to the right. The clock in the center is superimposed on the United States shield. The back of the cast iron has the number "4000" stamped in to it. On the reverse side of the clock are patent information: "PAT'D OCT 28, 1902", "MAY 15, 1906", "DEC 15, 1906" and "PATENTS PDG."

Badge contains photograph of an unknown man and a piece of paper that says "61 488." The photograph and paper are held in a metal oval frame with a plastic covering. Stamped in black letters on the frame are "BETHLEHEM STEEL CO." and "QUINCY YARD." Metal is also a pin and attached to a piece of leather. At the top of the leather is a metal clip.

Obverse side of metal coin has bust of George V facing to the left. Surrounding the bust it says "GEORGIVS V BRITT. OMN. REX ET IND. IMP." Reverse side of coin depicts a man holding a sword and sitting on a horse. The horse is stomping on a shield. Additionally, there are skull and crossbones next to the shield and a sun above the man and horse. On either side of the medal it says "1914" and "1918." As indicated on the side of the medal, this belongs to "18601 PTE. A. HALLS. NORF. R." Attached to the medal is a purple ribbon.

Card deck contains forty-eight (48) cards. The cards depict men, women, a series of locations and attractions in Germany including the Wartburg Castle, Leipzig Court Building, Harz's Brocken Hotel, Niederwald Monument, Kyffhauser Monument, Volkerschlacht National Monument in Leipzig, and the Imperial Place of Goslar. There is a card box that holds the cards. On the box it says "Doppelkopf-Spielkarten Nr. 620" (Double headed playing cards Number 620), "Vereinigte Altenburger und Stralsunder Speilkarten-Fabriken AG., Altenburg/Thur" (United Altenburger and Stralsunder Playing Card Factory), "Doppelkopf-Spielkarte - 2 x 24 Blatt" (Double headed playing cards 2 x 24 Sheet). At the very bottom of the box it says "L/0982" and "180 II sp 929."

Metal medal is connected to a leather strap. On the front of the medal is a depiction of two observers and two soldiers loading a large gun. The top says "Welcome Home" and the bottom says "YD" (signifying "Yankee Division"). On the reverse it says "Battery A of RI", "Welfare League", "To Our Boys", and "May 17, 1919." At the bottom is a laurel wreath.

Medal depicts a nude man about to throw a disc. Underneath is a laurel wreath. Above the man it says "Athletic Carnival" and below "Company I First Regt." On the back it says "John Wanamaker", "1000 Yds Run Intercollegiate" and "1903." The medal is attached to a red, white, and blue striped ribbon.