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ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II United States Naval Repair Base ID or Official Business badge from San Diego, California. The badge is in a clip-on style and originally belonged to J.C. Dewitt. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare submarine tie bar from the Electric Boat Company (Elco). Begun in 1892, Elco manufactured several types of boats, including yachts, power boats and boats for the United States Coast Guard and Navy. The tie bar is a submarine in...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare commemorative fob for a November 7, 1929 USS Akron ring-laying ceremony. Built by the Goodyear-Zeppelin Company, the United States Navy USS Akron (ZRS-4) was the largest airship ever made in the United States up to that...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce, numbered United States Navy Civil War Campaign medal attributed to Landsman George F. Gilbert of Marshfield, Missouri. Gilbert was awarded the medal in November 1910. The medal had been instituted in 1908 as a way of...

ARTIFACT: This is a bronze medal made from the propeller of the USS Olympia (C-6), a United States Navy cruiser. The back of the medal reads MADE FROM PROPELLER OF ADMIRAL DEWEY'S FLAGSHIP WHICH SERVED IN THE BATTLE OF MANILA BAY MAY 1, 189The front of...

ARTIFACT: This is a submarine launch tag for the USS Tang SS-563 from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard which was launched June 19th, 1951. VINTAGE: Circa 1951. SIZE: About 2-3/16" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Printed card stock with a cotton string...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare late World War II foil submarine launch tag for USS Volador SS 490, whose keel was laid down on June 15, 1945 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Work on the submarine came to a halt in January of the next year but resumed, with some...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II submarine launch tag for the USS Spinax SS-48The Spinax was a Tench-class submarine and was launched from the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on November 25, 194She was decommissioned in October 11, 1969. VINTAGE: Circa 1945...

ARTIFACT: This is a WWII Sub Launch Tag for the Lost Boat, the USS Capelin SS 289 Scarce Type 1 Tag. VINTAGE: LAUNCH DATE: 20 January 1943 at Portsmouth, NH Naval Shipyard. SIZE: About 1-3/4" in width by 2-1/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a souvenir ribbon for the launching of the USS Remora (SS-487) from the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard. The Remora was launched on July 12, 1945, and spent most of her 28 year career in the United States Navy in Pacific waters. In 1973 she...

ARTIFACT: This is a souvenir ribbon for the launching of the USS Medregal (SS-480) from the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard. The Medregal was launched on December 15, 1944, and damage sustained during an underwater collision had her retreating for repairs at...

ARTIFACT: This is a souvenir ribbon for the launching of the USS Conger (SS-477) from the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard. The Conger was launched on October 17, 1944 and saw the end of World War II from Pacific waters. She was reclassified to AGSS-477...