US Home Front, Trench Art, & Sweetheart Items

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II United Service Organizations (USO) worker badge. The USO was formed in 1941 by the Roosevelt Administration to provide recreational activities and morale in general to troops. The worker's name is typewritten on the...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II United Service Organizations (USO) Junior Hostess badge. The USO was formed in 1941 by the Roosevelt Administration to provide recreational activities and morale in general to troops. The hostess' name is written on the...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Greater Boston United Service Organizations (USO) pin. The USO was formed in 1941 by the Roosevelt Administration to provide recreational activities and morale in general to troops. The pin is a blue rectangular bar with...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Rhode Island Warning Center operator pin. The pin is enameled in blue and black, reads LOYAL SERVICE and shows a telephone at center. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION...

ARTIFACT: This is a early or pre-World War II sterling Civil Defense lapel pin. The pin reads W.D.C.P.S., and we have not identified this branch. VINTAGE: Circa early or pre-World War II. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Civil Defense pin with a large red "M" in the background. The M may stand for Massachusetts, or perhaps for a company involved with the group. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1/2" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II Civil Defense salvage badge. The badge is a white triangle bearing the letters CDV inside a blue circle with a border reading SALVAGE. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-3/16" height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I Victory Liberty Loan pin with a United States Army 26th Division hanger. The pin is in blue celluloid and a red interlocking paper "YD" hangs below (for "Yankee Division"). VINTAGE: Circa World War I...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I "Indianapolis War Chest" celluloid pin. The pin is striped in blue and white and shows a solid red chest at its center. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 13/16" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I Victory Liberty Loan medal made form a captured German cannon. The front of the medal shows the White House and an eagle and the reverse reads AWARDED BY THE U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT FOR PATRIOTIC SERVICE IN BEHALF OF THE...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I New Hampshire Red Cross War Fund pin. The pin shows a white square with a red cross at its center. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 7/8" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Celluloid-wrapped tin,...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I American Red Cross donation pin. The pin reads I GAVE A DAY'S PAY DID YOU? and shows a red cross at its center. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 13/16" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...