Unknown/Unidentified Insignia & Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified badge that reads CRUSADE FOR THE HOLY LAND on a banner at top and JERUSALEM on a red cross at center. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: 1-1/8" height and 15/16" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Painted aluminum...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified silver pin named to E. Fisette of Haverhill, Massachusetts. The front of the badge reads 1ER LEUTENANT (sic) HONORAIRE GARDE NATIONALE. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: 1-1/8" height and 7/8" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified oval pin with red, white and blue borders and an elephant head at center. The pin reads LA at top and SLA along the edge. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: 5/8" height and 15/16" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified pin in gold-plated sterling silver that is in the shape of the letters O.C.A. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: 1/2" height and 1-5/8" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated sterling silver. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified German-made badge with a red and white star at center shooting off electrical currents. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: 1-1/16" height and 1" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Plated brass with painted areas...

SUBJECT: This is an unidentified silver badge reading WE FEAR NA FOE PRESENTED TO J. NICOL. The badge is very lightweight and ornately engraved. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: 2-9/16” height and 1-3/4” width. CONSTRUCTION/MATERIALS:...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified silver badge reading G E RALSTON CLUB FHHHC AE. The badge is very lightweight, and shaped like a star with other stars forming layers behind the main one. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: 1-5/8" height and 1-11/16" width...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified police badge in an old-style cut-out star design. The badge reads S.A.H. Police, but as of yet, S.A.H. is a mystery location. VINTAGE: Possibly circa 1890s-early 1900s. SIZE: 1-3/4" height and 1-3/8" width...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified excavated cartouche box plate, possibly from the Revolutionary War period. The plate is convex and has an interesting scrolling design and a lovely patina. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" in diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is an unknown rainbow comet" DI. VINTAGE: Circa WWI-1920s. SIZE: About 15/16" in width by 1/2" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Sterling silver with painted accents. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin with a "come-under" locking catch...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified badge, possibly for a European military unit, such as one from the Netherlands or Slovakia. The badge is a white Knight's cross bordered in crimson bearing the letters LAK and the date 1930. There is a crowned lion...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified locally-made French pin reading THE UTMOST FOR THE HIGHEST in English. The motto on the pin is that of the Slepe Hall School in the United Kingdom, which did employ teachers from France, but is not necessarily related to...