US Home Front, Trench Art, & Sweetheart Items

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II junior pilot wing by Midgetoy. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 9/16" in height and 1-3/4" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Painted white metal, brass pin. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War II patriotic scarf. At the center are thirteen stars encircling the words REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR. The background is alternating diagonal red and white stripes, the white ones listing various quotes from American history...

ARTIFACT: This is an important 1941 America First Committee sterling silver ring in a small (pinky) size. America First was a large anti-war organization started in 1940 that disbanded after the Pearl Harbor attacks. The ring has an enameled crest at its...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1941 United Service Organizations (USO) donation pin. The USO was formed in 1941 by the Roosevelt Administration to provide recreational activities and morale in general to troops. VINTAGE: Circa 1941. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II homefront 4-H Club "V for Victory" celluloid pin. The 4-H Club is a youth organization promoted by the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The pin shows the 4-H shamrock in green over a red V...

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...