US Coast Guard USCG Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: Wonderful 1890's West Chop Light Treen Pin Holder in the form of a miniature bellows, also known as Mauchline ware. Original pieces of Mauchline ware were produced by the Smith family of Mauchline, Ayrshire, now Strathclyde, Scotland. The...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1971 factory-engraved Zippo lighter for the United States Coast Guard cutter Munro (WHEC-724). The lighter is from the same year that the boat was commissioned, so it is probable that it originally belonged to the plank owner...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful World War II era United States Coast Guard sweetheart pin. The pin is two anchors crossed behind a faux jewel-encrusted life preserver that encircles a painted crest and the motto SEMPER PARATUS (always ready)...

ARTIFACT: This is a great sterling silver sailor sweetheart pin from World War II. The pin is a sailor dancing a jig. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 1-9/16" height and 11/16" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Sterling silver...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce World War II United States Coast Guard Reserve pilot's name/wing strip. Leather strip reads ENS. R.A. OROSZ USCGR. VINTAGE: World War II. SIZE: About 2" high and 5" wide. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Leather...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare lantern made of brass and steel for the United States Lighthouse Service made by Dietz of New York. The Lighthouse Service merged with the US Coast Guard in 1939. VINTAGE: Circa 1910. SIZE: Approximately 16-1/4" height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps trophy that reads U.S.V.L.S.C. WINTHROP 191The USVLSC existed in fifteen states where there were no federally-run life-saving stations and acted to supplement the U. S. Life Saving Service...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s US Coast Guard Search & Rescue, CGAS Elizabeth City, N.C. Bugs Bunny patch. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: About 5" in width by 5-1/2" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Cotton/poly/silk embroidery thread on twill...

ARTIFACT: This is a named circa 1905 life-saving medal for the New York Volunteer Life Saving Corps (NYVLSC). Many states where no federally-run life-saving stations existed had their own lifesaving corps. The medal was presented to Frank A. Digan on...

ARTIFACT: This is an old US Volunteer Life Saving Corps (USVLSC) badge numbered V7The USVLSC existed in fifteen states where there were no federally-run life-saving stations and acted to supplement the U. S. Life Saving Service. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a postcard of Whaleback Light in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. VINTAGE: Circa early 20th century. SIZE: About 5-1/2" in width by 3-1/2" in height; standard postcard size. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Printed paper...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautifully colored postcard of Whaleback Light, Portsmouth, NH. VINTAGE: Circa early 20th century. SIZE: About 3-1/2" in width by 5-1/2" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Printed paper. ATTACHMENT: None...