US Home Front, Trench Art, & Sweetheart Items

ARTIFACT: This is a "trench art" letter opener from the Spanish American War whose blade is imprinted with the words 1898 U.S.S. OREGON. The battleship U.S.S. Oregon sailed for battle on the day after the U.S.S. Maine exploded in Havana, and...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II United States Naval Repair Base ID or Official Business badge from San Diego, California. The badge is in a clip-on style and originally belonged to J.C. Dewitt. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a bronze medal made from the propeller of the USS Olympia (C-6), a United States Navy cruiser. The back of the medal reads MADE FROM PROPELLER OF ADMIRAL DEWEY'S FLAGSHIP WHICH SERVED IN THE BATTLE OF MANILA BAY MAY 1, 189The front of...

ARTIFACT: This is a submarine pin made at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire/Kittery, Maine. It would have been worn during World War II by both sailors and ship yard workers. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War II submarine pin made at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The pin is two-toned and shows a submarine in profile. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 5/8" height and 2" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel- and...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II era patriotic submarine bracelet made at the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard (Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME). This simple cuff-style bracelet was made either for a war worker or a submarine crew member. There is a small 3-D sub...

ARTIFACT: This is a submarine badge made at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The badge is a submarine in profile. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 11/16" height and 3" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Plated brass. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal safety pin...

ARTIFACT: This is a great two-toned submarine badge made at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The badge is shaped like a submarine in profile. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 13/16" height and 3-3/8" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel- and...

ARTIFACT: Great, early 1950's USS Nautilus Project General Dynamics Electric Boat Division worker nuclear submarine pin. The pin is in the shape of a submarine and shows the letter"GD" on the conning tower. VINTAGE: Circa early...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War II submarine badge made at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The pin shows a submarine with six portholes in profile. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 3/4" height and 2-3/4" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1943 Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) Enrollee celluloid badge. The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps was the precursor of the Women's Army Corps. This large yellow and black badge shows a golden bust of Pallas Athena, the...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful Japanese-made fan from early post-World War II. The fan is decorated nicely with an American flag. VINTAGE: Circa post-World War II. SIZE: Approximately by 8-3/4" in length; 1" in width closed and 14" when expanded...