US Home Front, Trench Art, & Sweetheart Items

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful World War II dual United States Navy "E for Excellence" and United States Maritime Service "M" award pin for Nordberg Manufacturing Company. Nordberg was a heavy machinery and steam engine outfit in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II photo identification badge for a Watertown Arsenal employee (Watertown, Massachusetts.) Watertown Arsenal, now on the American Society of Civil Engineers' list of historic landmarks, was used by the United States Army...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II worker identification badge for the Bethlehem Steel Company's shipyards in Boston, Massachusetts. The oval-shaped badge is by Whitehead & Hoag. The badge has a photograph of the employee and is labeled DB 32Although his...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early World War II worker photo identification badge from Midvale Steel at Nicetown, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In operation from 1867 to 1976, Midvale specialized in durable metal alloys used for applications such as...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II Hytron Radio Tube Manufacturing Corporation worker badge. Hytron was a company in Lawrence, Massachusetts that got bought out by CBS in the early 1950s. The oval badge shows a photo of a woman worker at center, and...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II civilian woman worker's identification badge for Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Fort Monmouth was the United States Army installation from which Julius Rosenberg passed on secret plans to the Soviets. The badge is in orange...

ARTIFACT: This is a sterling silver WWII Home Front War Worker lapel pin from American Car & Foundry, which is in the shape of a 3/4 view of a Tank.American Car & Foundry was located in Berwick Pennsylvania, and s WWII was starting, the company...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I factory worker badge for the "Aviation Machine Department" of an unknown outfit. The badge is numbered 35. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/4" in height and 1-1/4" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice World War I United War Work Campaign celluloid donation pin. The pin reads INDUSTRY IS PLEDGED TO HELP THE BOYS around its blue border and shows a starred and striped crest at center. VINTAGE: Circa World War I...

ARTIFACT: Issue WASP Ike style jacket in unique WASP Santiago blue color. Includes WASP and Winged prop DIs. WWII Size 4 VINTAGE: Circa WWII. Women's size 4 (WWII). CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Light gabardine wool. MARKINGS: "4" on collar tag. ITEM...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare sterling World War II Issue WASP pin given at graduation. This is only the 3rd one I have seen! VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 13/16" in width by 1" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Sterling with enamel detail...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II 20th US Marine Corps Mothers "V for Victory pin. VINTAGE: Circa 1943. SIZE: About 1-1/2" in width by 2" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Red, white and blue Bakelite with copper wire and pin and brass logo...