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ARTIFACT: This is a very rare World War II United States of America Merchant Marine lapel badge given to merchant marines who had been aboard a torpedoed ship. The badge is a horizontal torpedo with a blue stripe along the top showing a "V" for Victory...

ARTIFACT: This is a 10 karat gold pin for forty years of service to the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company by Balfour. The pin reads NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING & DRY DOCK CO. 40 and shows the company's logo at center with a gear, trident and NN...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful World War II ring in sterling silver for the United States Maritime Service. The ring shows an anchor against a shield on the front and an great eagle to either side. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximate size 9...

ARTIFACT: This is a sterling silver World War II United States Merchant Marine officer's collar insignia by A.E. Co. The pin shows a crest at center bearing an anchor, and the points of the compass grace the border. VINTAGE: Circa World War II...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II United States Maritime Services officer cap badge in bullion worn by Wally Johnson, a radio officer of the USS President Garfield. Pictured above are Johnson and his ship, the USS President Garfield. The badge shows an...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II United States Maritime Service (Merchant Marine) officer handbook. This slim volume is a great reference guide and goes over everything from insignia and rank to care of the officer's uniform, with some very specific...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II United States Merchant Marine officer's officer's cap badge by Vanguard. The badge is in sterling silver. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 2-9/16" in height and 2-1/2" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II "Soldier of Production" United Auto Workers Congress of Industrial Organizations Congress (UAW CIO) lapel pin. The pin features a winged hourglass and reads WORKING GIVING SPEEDING THAT DATE WITH VICTORY. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a minty World War II Wright Aero Corporation UAW-CIO Local 669 member celluloid pin from 194Wright Aero was the aircraft engine manufacturing division of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. The pin is by Bastian Brothers of Rochester, New...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1880s or 1890s Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers steam engine and coal tender lapel pin: it is the only one I've seen. The pin is beautifully handmade and hand-engraved in tested 14 karat yellow and rose gold. There are many...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II member badge for the Edw. G. Budd Manufacturing Company Fire Brigade. Budd built wheels and truck bodies as well as the RB-1 transport airplane for the United States Navy. The badge is numbered on reverse. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1890s advertising celluloid pin for Studebaker, from their pre-automobile production days. Founded in 1852, the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company of Fort Bend, Indiana started by making wagons for military, civilian and...