US Home Front, Trench Art, & Sweetheart Items

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I US double-star "Son-in-Service" pin, given to mothers whose sons were serving in the war. VINTAGE: Circa 1917-1918. SIZE: 1/2" in width by 1/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: 14 karat gold with red, white, blue...

ARTIFACT: This is a United States Marine Corps sweetheart pillowcase from World War I in silk with hand-painted details. The case is fringed in golden thread and reads DEMOCRACY'S VANGUARD across the bottom of a landing scene. VINTAGE: Circa World War I...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II United States Army Air Forces sweetheart necklace in sterling silver and mother of pearl. The necklace has a white oval medallion at the center of which is a winged propeller. A sparkling leaf motif surrounds the...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful sweetheart bracelet made in either Australia or New Zealand from coins and shells. The reverse reads 1943 and shows a coat of arms with a kangaroo and an ostrich. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Medallion: 15/16"...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare and historical circa 1939-1940 United States Air Corps sweetheart pin for Patterson Field outside of Dayton, Ohio. Dedicated to Lieutenant Frank Stuart Patterson in 1931, Patterson Field became Wright-Patterson Air Force Base...

ARTIFACT: Gorgeous, late 1943 United States Military Aircraft marking sweetheart pin in heavily enameled sterling silver by AMICO. The pin shows a white star in the center of a blue circle flanked on both sides with a white bar, the entire pin is...

ARTIFACT: This is a stunning United States Navy Son-in-Service pin in 14 karat gold, given to the bereaved family of a sailor. The pin depicts a banner with three blue stars and one gold star unfurling around an anchor. The single gold star signifies one...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice 1944 "V for Victory" pin from the China-Burma-India theatre. A gorgeous peacock is perched in the V. VINTAGE: Circa late World War II. SIZE: 1-3/16" height and 1-9/16" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Coin silver with...

ARTIFACT: This is a United States Navy 10 karat gold-filled sweetheart bracelet by Durocharm with an anchor at center. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 1/2" width and 6-3/4" length. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: 10 karat gold-filled. ATTACHMENT: Linked...

ARTIFACT: This is a minty World War II United States Navy NAS (Naval Air Station) Fort Lauderdale sweetheart pin in enameled sterling silver. The pin is by AMICO (American Insignia Company) and has a Disney design of a duck in a pilot's helmet and...

ARTIFACT: This is World War II United States Army son-in-service pin in sterling silver. The pin shows a blue star within a red-bordered rectangle. The pin has a maker's mark on reverse. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 3/8" in height...

ARTIFACT: This is sterling silver World War II United States Marine Corps son-in-service pin. The pin is small and chained, a blue star within a red rectangle hanging beneath a small eagle, globe and anchor. VINTAGE: Circa World War II...