US Home Front, Trench Art, & Sweetheart Items

ARTIFACT: This is a beautifully detailed World War I Jewish War Veterans of United States lapel pin. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: About 1/2" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gilt silver with blue enamel. ATTACHMENT: Single screw post...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War II German anti-aircraft gun "trench art" ashtray made from an 88 cm FLAK anti-aircraft ammo shell. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 5-1/2" height, 6" width and 5" depth. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Brass...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful World War I German trench art cigarette lighter with intricate decoration. The cylindrical lighter was probably made to look like an artillery projectile. It bears the name of the artist (Wilhelm Pfeiffer) and the words...

ARTIFACT: This is an early World War I example of German "trench jewelry", a bracelet made from the band of a Russian artillery shell fired at Bzura, Poland in 191The bracelet has an inscription describing its origin and a Knight's Cross and oak leaves...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War I worker badge for the International Arms & Fuze Co. (Shell Division). The badge is numbered 49860 and is in the shape of an artillery shell. Located in Bloomfield, New Jersey, the company was founded in 191Live...

ARTIFACT: This is an early World War I example of trench art made from part of a German artillery round. Carved on the front of the item is GERMAN SHELL SCARBORO DEC. 1914. VINTAGE: Circa early World War I. SIZE: Approximately 1" height and 3-1/4"...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II era beaded Navajo patriotic pin. The pin is a great phoenix-like eagle with spread wings bearing a red and white striped crest on its breast. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/4" in height and 2-1/2"...

ARTIFACT: This is a great Navajo-made beaded World War II V for Victory pin. The pin is a red, white and blue eagle with wings outstretched in a V formation. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-3/4" in height and 1-5/8" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare World War II United States Army Air Forces WASP (Women Air Force Service Pilots) honorable discharge pin in sterling silver. The pin was made by Amico and has very nice, intricate detail on the wings at its center...

ARTIFACT: This is an early World War II patch for the United States Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, or WAACS. The patch shows an eagle at center, later referred to as "the buzzard", and reads UNITED STATES WAACS. The WAAC was the precursor of the Women's...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare World War II United States Army Air Force Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) collar insignia. The pin is shaped like the letters W.A.S.P. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 3/8" height and 1-1/16" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare World War II United States Army Air Force Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) pilot wing in sterling by Josten. The wing is a diamond shape flanked by a pair of spread wings. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 2-3/4"...