US Home Front, Trench Art, & Sweetheart Items

ARTIFACT: This is a 100% War Worker pin from Blaw-Knox, one of the world's largest manufacturers of road paving equipment. The pin reads BLAW-KNOX WAR PRODUCTION WORKER 100% FOR THE USA. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 11/16" diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is an "E" award pin for the Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company. The pin is oval and reads E FOR PRODUCTION UNITED STATES NAVY BUREAU OF ORDNANCE EDWARD G. BUDD MFG. CO. and shows an anchor and two crossed cannon...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Fore River New Bedford, Massachusetts "Ships for Victory" badge. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: About 2-1/4" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Steel and coated plastic. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal...

ARTIFACT: This is a sterling silver second "E for Excellence in Production" award for the Bermite Powder Company. The pin shows a V with two stars and reads BERMITE POWDER COMPANY E. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 13/16" height and...

ARTIFACT: This is an Office of Defense Transportation (ODT) World War II driver badge. The front shows an eagle head along with a truck, car and bus and reads ESSENTIAL TRANSPORTATION WORKER OFFICIALLY APPROVED ODT OFFICE OF DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION KEEP...

ARTIFACT: This is a sterling silver Socony gasoline war bond sales medal. The badge hangs from a red, white and blue ribbon and reads OHIO VICTORY SALES CHAMPION U.S. WAR SAVINGS with a minuteman at center. VINTAGE: Circa World War II...

ARTIFACT: This is a numbered World War I Aircraft Industrial Service worker badge by Whitehead & Hoag. The pin reads AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL SERVICE US ARMY NAVY and shows a propeller at center. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I Victory Liberty Loan distinguished service fob. The fob shows Victory holding a staff and making an offering of a laurel branch to the sunrise. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/2" in height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I Liberty Loan worker badge from Cleveland, Ohio. The badge is oval and reads U.S. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 69 CLEVELAND LIBERTY LOAN. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/16" in height and 1-7/8"...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I munition worker lapel pin from T. A. Gillespie Company. The pin is bordered in white enamel and shows three stripes of red, white and blue at center. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I United War Work Campaign Industrial Committee celluloid badge. The pin reads INDUSTRY IS PLEDGED TO HELP THE BOYS around its blue border and shows a starred and striped crest at center. VINTAGE: Circa World War I...

ARTIFACT: If you have any ambition to own a true piece of WWII Aviation history related to the WASPs then this is the group that will crown your collection. Almost every significant piece of WASP documentation, books, photos and insignia have been...