US Home Front, Trench Art, & Sweetheart Items

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II Manhattan Project service certificate named to C. L. Theohar of Tennessee Eastman Corporation. "Manhattan Project" was the codename for the combined effort of the United States Army Corps of Engineers,...

ARTIFACT: Rare WWII anti-Hitler figural heel-shaped ashtray that reads: "JAM YOUR CIGARETTE BUTTS ON THIS HEEL" and depicts an open-mouthed caricature of Hitler at the center. The ashtray was made of Wartime Shortage material: cast aluminum - tar and...

ARTIFACT: This is a minty Spanish-American War era patriotic clay pipe in the form of Uncle Sam's head. The pipe has not been used. The pipe is entirely white save for a red and blue stripe around Uncle Sam's hat and black paint to denote his eyeballs...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Camp Fire Girls "victory garden" shoulder patch. Founded in 1910 in New England, the Camp Fire Girls were the original sister organization to the Boy Scout of America. The shield-shaped patch is still attached to a blue...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s or World War II employee photo identification badge for the New York, New Haven & Hartford (N.Y., N.H. & H.) Railroad. The N.Y., N.H. & H operated from 1872 until 196The badge was issued to a worker at the company's...

ARTIFACT: This is a striking 1944 United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve, or SPARS, recruiting poster. The poster tells the reader to MAKE A DATE WITH UNCLE SAM, who looks very optimistic about his chances with the lovely female enlistee on his arm...

ARTIFACT: Large, 1970 Anti-War Protest March Pin from the Student Mobilization Committee (SMC). Formed in 1966, the Student Mobilization Committee's goal was demonstrate the opposition of students in both high school and college, to the United States'...

ARTIFACT: Cool, late 1960's Anti-War Protest Pin: "LIGHT UP FOR FREEDOM IN VIET NAM". The pin is red, white, and blue and shows a torch in the center. The edge of the pin shows a small Union stamp. VINTAGE: Circa 1960's. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/4"...

ARTIFACT: Scarce, original WWII Anti-Axis celluloid pin. The center shows three heads and a rat next to which reads: "MUSSI", "ADOLF", "TOGO" and surrounding them reads: "EXTERMINATE THESE 3 RATS" in black detail...

ARTIFACT: Rare, late 1930's - early 1940's Anti - Japan pin. The center of the pin red, white, and purple celluloid pin shows a bomb dropping and surrounding it reads: "BOYCOTT JAPAN STOP THE AGGRESSOR". Most likely Chinese - made for United States...

ARTIFACT: This is a large 1960s or 1970s anti-war celluloid pin. The pin simply shows rows of crosses at Arlington National Cemetery. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s-1970s. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/2" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Celluloid-wrapped...

ARTIFACT: This is a large 1960s anti-war celluloid pin. The pin reads MARCH ON THE PENTAGON FOR PEACE. VINTAGE: Circa 1960s. SIZE: Approximately 3-7/16" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Celluloid-wrapped tin. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal...