US Home Front, Trench Art, & Sweetheart Items

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful World War II temporary factory access badge for Grumman Aircraft Engineering Company of Bethpage, New York. Grumman was established in 1929 and merged with Northrop Corporation in 199The badge is in celluloid and is numbered...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II "E" (for Excellence) Award for production of war materiel awarded by the United States Army and Navy to Sylvania Electric Products Inc. of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The folder contains the details and program of...

ARTIFACT: Great WWII Homefront War Worker large celluloid pin. The center shows a worker standing with an American flag behind him and the outer ring reads: "WE'RE THE MAN BEHIND THE GUN". The reverse shows a nice paper label that reads: "WHITEHEAD &...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II homefront patch or armband for the Massachusetts Farm Volunteers. At the centerpoint of the band is a patch reading MFV in red and showing a blue star and a yellow ear of corn. VINTAGE: Circa World War II...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II United States Navy "E" for excellence in production pin for Textile Machine Works. The pin is enameled in red, white and blue and shows two crossed cannon and an anchor at center.  VINTAGE: Circa World War II...

ARTIFACT: This is a numbered early World War II Store Defense warden badge. The badge is enameled in red, white and blue stripes and shows a crest at center bearing three sheaves of wheat. VINTAGE: Circa early World War II. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II worker photo identification badge from Munsingwear of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Munsingwear produced clothing for the military, as well as undergarments for both men and women. The badge is numbered 1517 is on a...

ARTIFACT: WWII Home Front War Worker lapel pin by Gemsco for employees of Oldsmobile who made cannons for the P-39 aircraft and early tanks. The round, red, white, and blue enameled silver lapel pin shows the image of a p-39 and tank in raised detail and...

ARTIFACT: This is a red, white and blue United States tank manufacturer (ARS) "Keep 'Em Rolling" pin. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 3/4" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Celluloid over aluminum, tin backing, brass pin...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful WWII Home Front Portsmouth Naval Shipyard War Worker submarine paperweight in Monel. VINTAGE: Circa WWII SIZE: Approximately 5-5/8" x 1-1/2" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Monel MARKINGS: None. ITEM NOTES: This is from a USN...

ARTIFACT: Great WWII era photo identification badge of Home Front War Worker "J.J. TIERNEY" who was employed with the Breeze Corporation of Newark, New Jersey - manufacturers of electric motors. The center of the ID badge shows a photo of a gentlemen in...

ARTIFACT: Large WWII Boston Navy Yard War Production Sub-Committee member, celluloid badge. VINTAGE: Circa WWII SIZE: Approximately 2-3/16" in diameter CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Celluloid, plated steel ATTACHMENT: Horizontal safety style pin...