US Home Front, Trench Art, & Sweetheart Items

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II worker badge for the Todd Shipyards Corporation Los Angeles (San Pedro), California yard. Christened Los Angeles Shipbuilding in 1917, the yard continued to operate after World War I until the United States Navy acquired...

ARTIFACT: Cool WWII United States Maritime Service sterling, enamel, and mother of pearl sweetheart charm or pendant. The lovely charm is in the shape of a ship's steering wheel, with a mother of pearl disc showing a center enameled plate that reads:...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II Port of New York International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) photo identification badge. The ILA, a labor union representing longshoremen working the Eastern U.S. coast, the Gulf Coast, the Great Lakes and Puerto...

ARTIFACT: 1940's Hartford Special Machinery Co. 5 year service pin in sterling silver. The round pin features a center that depicts the company's letter logo: "HSM" and surrounding is a blue enameled ring that reads: "THE HARTFORD SPECIAL...

ARTIFACT: Mid-late 1920's AETNA Steel Products Corporation worker ID badge from Chicago, Illinois. The badge, made by Whitehead & Hoag Co. in New Jersey is oval shaped and reads: "AETNA STEEL PROD. CORP" and shows the number "31" in...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful and rare WWI Era worker photo ID badge for E.A. Laboratories in Brooklyn, New York. Emanuel Aufiero, born in 1882 traveled to America from Italy in the early 1900's. He invented the first motor driven car horn with his brother at E. A...

ARTIFACT: This is a worker badge for Vermont Machine Company that dates to the 1930s or World War II era. Vermont Machine Company of Bellows Falls, Vermont, got its start in 1868 under the name Hartford Sorghum Machine Company, and changed to its newer...

ARTIFACT: This is a worker badge for Vermont Machine Company that dates to the 1930s or World War II era. Vermont Machine Company of Bellows Falls, Vermont, got its start in 1868 under the name Hartford Sorghum Machine Company, and changed to its newer...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II nurse cadet hat badge by Blackinton in sterling silver. This badge was worn by the Nurse Cadet Corps of the US Public Health Service during World War II. It is maker-marked on reverse and has a different...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1943 WWII American Red Cross General Enrollment lapel badge in wartime shortage materials. The center features a white disc embroidered on silk bearing the iconic Red Cross and surrounding embroidery reads: "AMERICAN RED CROSS...

ARTIFACT: Rare WWII American Red Cross Victory Squad badge. The center of the enameled, gilt brass badge shows a red "V" for victory with an American and Red Cross flag crossed beneath, both in nice enamel colors and detail. Along the top there is a blue...

ARTIFACT: Nice WWI American Red Cross Service Medal, Award Document & Membership Card issued to Katherine McCloskey of Pennsylvania. The award was given "in recognition of service faithfully performed in behalf of the nation and her men at arms" -...