US Home Front, Trench Art, & Sweetheart Items

ARTIFACT: This is a great 1944 "V for Victory" pin from the China-Burma-India theatre. A fantastically luminescent tropical bird is perched in the V. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 1-3/16 " height and 1-1/2" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I United States Army Signal Corps sweetheart pin. The pin is a slender frame encircling the Great Seal, two crossed signal flags and the letters U.S. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/16" in diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II United States Army Mothers membership pin for women having sons in the service. The pin is in red, white and blue enameled sterling silver bat with a single star hanging below. VINTAGE: Circa World War II...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I US Air Service Sweetheart or lapel pin. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: About 5/8" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: 14 karat gold with red, white, blue and black enamel detail. ATTACHMENT: Single screw post...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful and rare sterling silver United States aviation sweetheart aircraft marking pin by Amico. The pin shows a white star on a blue field at center with two white stripes flanking it, all bordered by red. VINTAGE: Circa...

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...