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ARTIFACT: Scarce 1920's Bristol Aeroplane Company Ltd. numbered worker badge by JR Gaunt. The round, nickel-plated brass badge shows the entwined letters: "B A Co. LTD." in raised detail and the reverse shows the number: "7122" and...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful WWII Royal Canadian Air Force Sweetheart Wing in gilt and enameled brass. Maker marked, Birks-Ellis. VINTAGE: Circa WWII SIZE: 11/16" x 2 3/16" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gilt brass and enamel. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin...

ARTIFACT: Rare WWII Royal Canadian Air Force Aircraft Detection Corps, sterling, enameled, and numbered badge. Aircraft Detection Corps was an all-volunteer civilian unit meant to observe for suspicious planes and ships. VINTAGE: Circa World War...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful WWII silver 'V for Victory' pin for the Commonwealth Three Services Entertainment Committee. The nicely detailed pin shows a 'V' in the centered between garlands of oak leaves, a scroll along the top reads: "THREE SERVICES"...

ARTIFACT: Nice WWII Royal Air Force RAF Sweetheart pin in gilt bronze. The pin is an eagle in flight, wings outstretched and topped with a royal crown. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/16" in length x 1/2" in height. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: Great Battle of Darwin Aussie Trench Art souvenirs made from downed Japanese aircraft skin from the Battle. The Royal Forces and the US military were stationed on the island due to its location in the Pacific Theater, though not very well...

ARTIFACT: Rare early WWII British War Relief Service Welsh Section Donation Badge. The lovely red, green, and white enameled badge displays a crest with a banner along the top that reads: "CYMRU AM BYTH". The reverse reads: "SPECIAL B. W...

ARTIFACT: Great early WWII Royal Army Air Forces Sweetheart pin. The enameled, gilt brass pin features a RAAF wing superimposed on a map of Australia. The two-piece construction shows the enameled wing with a blue enameled center showing:...

ARTIFACT: Rare circa 1916 98th Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) Officer's collar insignia in bronze and silver and made into a sweetheart pin. The 98th Battalion was active from November 1915 to October 1916 and was awarded Battle Honours: The Great...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1920s de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited lapel pin from the estate of World War I Royal Flying Corps double ace Captain E.F.W. Peacock, M.C. Canadian by birth, Peacock was responsible for 11 kills, two of them in one...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1916 date marked, Birmingham Silver Torpedo & Lifebuoy Ring Badge for the landing of the HMS Ramillies, a Revenge-class battleship of the Royal Navy during World War I. Launched from Dalmuir, Scotland in June of 1916, it wasn't until...

ARTIFACT: This is an early solid 9 carat gold RAF Sweetheart wing. VINTAGE: Circa WWI. SIZE: About 2" in length by 3/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: 9K Gold. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin with a C catch. MARKINGS: 9 CT. ITEM NOTES: This is...