US Home Front, Trench Art, & Sweetheart Items

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II badge for a women's organization called the Navy Anchorettes from Detroit, Michigan. The badge has a rope-design border and shows a winged anchor at center in blue enamel. VINTAGE: Circa World War II...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II homefront United States Army Air forces "V" Day pin. The pin is a yellow and red striped crest, reads MY SERVICES PLEDGED FOR V DAY and shows the winged AAF star. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/8"...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce World War II Veterans of Foreign Wars High School Victory Corps celluloid badge. The badge is a red triangle with the Auxiliary VFW insignia at top center. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-3/16" in...

ARTIFACT: Nice WWII Civil Defense card and envelope from the School of Tropical Medicine in Puerto Rico. The card shows the Civil Defense logo in the top (viewer's) left corner, the letters: "CD" centered inside a white triangle that sits...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II ambulance driver pin for the American Women's Auxiliary Defense Corps. The pin shows a red eagle against a blue cross and reads WADC in gold. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 3/4" in diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare sterling silver charm for the Massachusetts Women's Civil Defense Service. The charm is an enameled crest showing a caduceus, a cannon, a castle, two crossed sledgehammers and a thunderbolt. VINTAGE: Circa World War II...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice World War II American Theatre Wing Stage Door Canteen Entertainer collar badge. The creator of the Tony Award, the San Francisco group was a part of the World War II Allied Relief Fund that encouraged theatrical education but...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II American Women's Voluntary Services collar insignia. Formed in 1940 by Alice Throckmorton McLean as a group to promote preparedness for eventual war, the AWVS had over 18,000 members even before the United States joined...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II United Seamen's Service (USS) hostess badge. The USS was formed in 1942 to guard the welfare of Americans at sea and their families, as well as maritime personnel and employees of the US military and government. The badge...

ARTIFACT: Great WWII, 1943 dated United States Department of Agriculture "Farm War Service" Homefront award certificate from rural New Hampshire. Certificate is signed by both the Secretary of Agriculture, Claude R. Wickard and County Chairman...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful World War II enameled lapel wing for the American Theatre Wing Stage Door Canteen of San Francisco. The creator of the Tony Award, the group was a part of the World War II Allied Relief Fund that encouraged theatrical...

ARTIFACT: This is a gilt sterling silver World War II United Service Organizations (USO) badge in the shape of the letters U, S and O. The USO was formed in 1941 by the Roosevelt Administration to provide recreational activities and morale in general to...