US Home Front, Trench Art, & Sweetheart Items

ARTIFACT: Cool 1930's Allis Chalmers West Allis, Wisconsin worker employee badge by Whitehead & Hoag, New Jersey. The octagonal shaped badge reads "ALLIS CHALMERS" in embossed lettering along the top and below "5 2714 W.A. Workers" on...

ARTIFACT: Early 1940's Diehl Manufacturing Co. worker photo identification badge from Finderne, New Jersey. Philip Diehl started out as a machine designer for the Singer Manufacturing Co. until 1885 when he started his own company which became known as...

ARTIFACT: Great, early WWII, circa 1942 - 1943 M4- A1 Sherman Tank Federal Machine & Welder Co. War Worker lapel pin in gilt sterling. The M4 developed from the medium-sized M3 and first entered combat with the British in North Africa during 1942 and...

ARTIFACT: Great, early WWII, circa 1942 – 1943 M4- A1 Sherman Tank Federal Machine & Welder Co. War Worker lapel pin in gilt sterling. The M4 developed from the medium-sized M3 and first entered combat with the British in North Africa during...

ARTIFACT: Rare WWII Civilian Tech/Factory Representative shoulder patch, which reads: "Automotive US Advisor" embroidered in blue and olive drab threads on "pink" khaki wool. VINTAGE: Circa WWII SIZE: 2 7/8" x 2...

ARTIFACT: This is a September 1943 World Champion Liberty Ship Builders lapel pin. VINTAGE: Circa 1943. SIZE: About 7/8" in width by ½" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold plated nickel. ATTACHMENT: Single screw post with...

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...