Treasures Past: SOLD!!! Items

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II United States Women Marines recruiting poster by McCandlish Litho Corporation of Philadelphia. The poster was wonderful coloration and is in a rare size (14-1/8" by 20"). It reads BE A MARINE FREE A MARINE TO FIGHT...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War I United States Navy recruitment poster showing a woman wearing a Chief Petty Officer hat and jacket. The poster is by Howard Chandler Christy, a combat artist/journalist in the Spanish-American War who later...

ARTIFACT: This is a great pictorial book entitled The United States Navy in the World War. The book was written in 1921 by James C. Russell and William E. Moore and published by the Regensteiner Corporation of Chicago. There is a foreword by Hon. Edwin...

ARTIFACT: This is a patriotic copper frame with a United States Navy photograph of five young recruits. The frame reads U.S. and is meant to look like a document rolled up at the corners. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: 2-15/16" height and 2" width...

ARTIFACT: This is a softcover copy of "United States Navy Rating Badges Specialty Marks Distinguishing Marks 1885-1982". This sleeve ratings reference book was written by John A. Stacey and self-published in 198The book has black and white illustrations...

ARTIFACT: This is a paperback copy of the 1985 "Riverine: A Pictorial History of the Brown Water War in Vietnam" by Jim Mesko. The book focuses on the United States "Brown Water Navy", or Task Forces 115, 116 and 117, collectively. It documents USN river...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1942 War Edition of "The Ships and Aircraft of the United States Fleet" by James C. Fahey of the US Naval Institute. The book has several black and white photographs illustrating all types of both ships and planes in use by the Navy...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare 1925 launching program from Fore River Plant, Quincy Massachusetts for the lost boat USS Lexington (CV-2). Launched October 3 of that year, the Lexington was originally known as a battle cruiser named CC-Converted to...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare Civil War era register of officers and NCOs for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. The book is from January 1864 and is named to H. E. Drury. It includes pay rates, resignations and dismissals, and locations...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce United States Navy aviation cadet visor hat named to C. T. Roberts. The hat has a gold-plated anchor and rope badge and a thin double band embroidered in gold above the visor. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: No tag:...

ARTIFACT: This is a mint circa World War I United States Marine Corps Good Conduct medal reading "Fidelity Zeal Obedience" on reverse. The medal is numbered on the edge for draftees. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 2-3/4" in height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful group of four pre-World War II United States Marine Corps "shorty" medals in 18 karat gold along with a 14 karat gold National Match medal by Dieges & Clust from 1940-194All of the medals (except the National Match...