US Home Front, Trench Art, & Sweetheart Items

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II United States Marine Corps sweetheart bracelet in sterling silver. The bracelet has ten thin yet substantial rectangular panels, five showing China Marine EGAs, four bearing the letters USMC individually, and the end...

ARTIFACT: This is a 82nd Division Airborne lapel pin with chain to wing. VINTAGE: Circa 1943-44. SIZE: Airborne Pin: About 13/32" in width by 21/32" in height; Wing: About 9/16" in width by 1/4" in height; Chain: About 1-5/8" in length. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is rare World War I US Air Service Observer sweetheart wing in 10K gold. VINTAGE: Circa WWI. SIZE: About 7/16" in width by 1" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: 10K gold. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin with a tongue-type "C" catch...

ARTIFACT: This is a fabulous World War II Armored Infantry Sweetheart pin with wonderful rhinestone detail. VINTAGE: Circa 1943. SIZE: About 1-3/4" in width by 1" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Sterling silver with rhinestones...

ARTIFACT: This is a small, sweetheart-sized World War I United States Navy Flying Corps ring in 10 karat gold by Kinney. The center of the ring is an attractive bull's-eye pattern enameled in red, white and blue. VINTAGE: Circa World War I...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II "Victory" pin made in the Philippines from coconut shells. The design is an eagle with its wings spread in a V formation. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 2" in height and 2-1/4" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I "son-in-service" ring in sterling silver. The ring has a red-bordered rectangle with a single blue star at its center. The ring has a W.L.S. Company maker mark. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Adjustable: would best...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful World War I United States Navy sweetheart pin in sterling silver. This is the first one of its kind that I have seen: an eagle with anchors framed by a ring. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II United States Navy son-in-service pin in plated sterling silver by Amcraft. The pin is an anchor bearing the letters USN and a rectangle with a single silver star against a field of blue. The reverse of the pin has...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I United States son-in-service pin for someone with two enlisted sons. The pin is enameled in red, white and blue with two stars at center. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 11/16" in height and 15/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s to World War II United States Navy / Naval Academy sports sweetheart pin in gold-filled sterling silver. The pin is two parts linked by a chain: one pin is an anchor bearing the letters USN and the other is a butting goat...

ARTIFACT: World War II Gold Star Mother's Lapel Pin, for mothers who lost children in the war. Initials of soldier killed in action on reverse. VINTAGE: Circa WWII SIZE: Approximately 9/16" round. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Plated and enameled brass...