US Home Front, Trench Art, & Sweetheart Items

ARTIFACT: This is a shoulder patch for the Lowell, Massachusetts Ordnance Plant, a facility which manufactured guns between 1942-194The patch is round with a bomb at center and reads LOWELL ORDNANCE PLANT. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 2-7/8"...

ARTIFACT: This is a shoulder patch for the Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey. During World War II, the Picatinny facility was one of the few United States locations where munitions were produced. The patch is round with a bomb at center and reads PICATINNY...

ARTIFACT: This is a United States Army World War II shoulder patch for the "Manhattan Project", codename for the combined effort of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, along with Britain and Canada, to produce the first atomic bomb...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I United States Women's Motor Messenger Service wing badge. It was worn as a cap badge, or collar insignia VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in height x 2" in length. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Blackened...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare WWII "Soldier Shows" service performance organization performer tie bar badge. Overseen by a dedicated Army Special Forces unit, "Soldier Shows" were put on by servicemen who were usually experienced entertainers. These...

ARTIFACT: This is a silver level lapel pin by Whitehead & Hoag for wartime service in the Manhattan Project. "Manhattan Project" was the codename for the combined effort of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, along with Britain and Canada, to...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare service pin in bronze for the Manhattan Project, the code name for the combined effort of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, along with Britain and Canada, to produce the first atomic bomb. The pin reads A BOMB and shows...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful and unique piece: a silver level lapel pin for wartime service in the Manhattan Project attached to a United Stated Army Air Forces sweetheart wing. "Manhattan Project" was the codename for the combined effort of the United...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War II Women's Army Corps (WAC) postcard with a comical illustration of a WAC covering her ears as cannons are fired. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 5-9/16" in width by 3-1/2" in height. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War II Women's Army Corps (WAC) Anti-Hitler postcard with a comical illustration of a WAC hitting "Hitler" over the head with a rolling pin. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 5-9/16" in width by 3-1/2" in height...

ARTIFACT: This is a cool World War I "US Baby Tank" toy. The toy was patented in June 1916 and has instructions on how to operate it painted underneath. It has a tin body with pair of wooden guns and a wooden roller beneath (toy no longer winds up)...

ARTIFACT: Great, classic WWII Women's Recruiting Poster, showing Army, WAC, Navy Wave, Woman Marine, and USCG Spar. Great manageable size! Two small areas of foxing on edge could easily be bleached out, or matted over. Poster read"For Your Country's...