US Home Front, Trench Art, & Sweetheart Items

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960s celluloid pin showing a bright orange peace symbol against a black background. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s. SIZE: Approximately 1-3/4" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Celluloid-wrapped tin. ATTACHMENT: Straight pin...

ARTIFACT: This is a fantastic World War I era factory police badge for firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson, Inc. Founded in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1852, the company had already established its dominant reputation in the world weapons market long...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I Albany, New York Defense Corps Badge. The badge shows the seal of the City of Albany with an eagle at top and reads DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY ALBANY 171 DEFENSE CORPS. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately:...

ARTIFACT: This is a Tilton and Northfield, New Hampshire Police Badge. VINTAGE: Circa 1930. SIZE: About 2-1/4" in width by 3-1/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome plated brass with black painted lettering. ATTACHMENT: Vertical kick pin...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Westinghouse Electric police badge. The badge would have been worn at Los Alamos during Westinghouse's involvement with the Manhattan Project, codename for the combined effort of the United States Army Corps of Engineers,...

ARTIFACT: WWII Boston, Massachusetts Air Raid Warden badge. The shield shaped badge reads: "WARDEN AIR RAID POLICE DEPT. CITY OF BOSTON" and is numbered "3428" in the center. VINTAGE: Circa WWII SIZE: Approximately 2 1/8" x 1 " CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II City of Boston Police Department Air Raid Warden badge #2407. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 1-3/4" in width by 2-1/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome plated nickel with painted accents...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare high-ranking "executive" American Protective League (APL) type III badge from the World War I era. Formed in 1917, the APL was a citizens' organization collaborating with federal officials against alleged German and...