Public Private & Military School Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920s United States Army ROTC shoulder patch for Tilden High School in Chicago, Illinois. The patch is in tan wool and shows the initials HT with a sunrise. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s. SIZE: About 3" in height and 1-7/8"...

ARTIFACT: This is a Class of 1945 pin for the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point. The Class of 1945 matriculated in June of that year and was the last to graduate before the war ended. The pin is gold-filled and in excellent condition...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare early Yale Artillery Battalion collar insignia or hat badge circa 191Organized the same year, the battalion was led by determined a USMA 1904 graduate, Captain Robert Melville Danford. Danford trained the unit without...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1967 USMA West Point graduation class pin. VINTAGE: Circa 1967. SIZE: About 5/8" in width by 1" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: 10K Gold-plated silver. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with a "drop-in" locking...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful 1955 US Military Academy West Point sword pin with nice detail. VINTAGE: Circa 1955. SIZE: About 2-3/4" in length by 1/2" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Sterling silver. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin with a come-under...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s celluloid pin from the United States Military Academy at West Point. The pin reads ARMY against three horizontal stripes of black, gold and white. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/4" in diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s celluloid pin from the United States Military Academy at West Point. The pin reads ARMY against three horizontal stripes of black, gold and grey. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/4" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a US Military Academy West Point Class of 1915 pin by BB&B, Bailey, Banks, & Biddle. VINTAGE: Circa 1915. SIZE: About 1-3/16" in width by 1" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Sterling silver. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare 1911 USMA US Military Academy West Point Class Pin in sterling silver.  VINTAGE: Circa 1911. SIZE: About 5/8" in width by 3/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Sterling silver. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin...

ARTIFACT: This is a graduate or attendee badge for Culver Military Academy's Summer School Program from 1918 in sterling by Robbins. The 'C' represents Culver and the XVIII is the Roman numeral for '18' representing the year of 191. VINTAGE: Circa 1918...

ARTIFACT: This is a graduate or attendee badge for Culver Military Academy's Summer School Program from 1909 in sterling by Robbins. The 'C' represents Culver and the IX is the Roman numeral for '9' representing the year of 1909. VINTAGE: Circa 1909...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1917-1918 Onarga Military School badge. In 1917, Onarga changed from an Illinois coeducational preparatory school to an all-male military school run by United State Army Brigadier General J.E. Bittinger. The pin shows a...