US Home Front, Trench Art, & Sweetheart Items

ARTIFACT: This is a great named World War I trench art letter opener showing an engraved representation of a DeHavilland 4 airplane, the sole US-manufactured airplane to participate in the Great War. The opener is in the "bottle opener" style with a...

ARTIFACT: Unusual WWI Trench Art shell design. One side reads: "AEF FRANCE 1918" and the other shows the symbol for two sons in service, two five pointed stars and the US Engineers castle insignia. The bottom reads: "75 DEC C 18 SN 50L 17BX"...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful World War I United States Air Service 3rd Balloon Company trench art ashtray with a three-dimensional stationary balloon! The balloon is hovering over the Prussian Seal "Got Mit Uns" (God with us). The balloon is...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful World War I trench art shell made by United States Army Tank Corps S.F.C. (Sergeant First Class) Jack J. Clarke for his gal, Myrtle. The shell is named on the bottom. In addition to Myrtle's name on the lower front, this...

ARTIFACT: This is a signed paperback copy of the Schiffer Book for Collectors with Value Guide "Sweetheart Jewelry and Collectibles" by Nick Snider. The book has several color photographs of all kinds of sweetheart items, from pins and wings to...

ARTIFACT: This is a paperback copy of "World War II Homefront Collectibles: Price & Identification Guide" by Martin S. Jacobs. The book deals with everything from sweetheart jewelry and paper collectibles to anti-Axis items, and has mostly...

ARTIFACT: The only one I've seen! This is a circa late 1940s United States Air Force Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star chained sweetheart pin. The pin is in chromed and enameled brass and even has an extremely cool enameled jet afterburn at the rear of the...

ARTIFACT: 1946 West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA) class pin. This example is a smaller, sweetheart size and shows a US Shield with the letters: "USMA" and above reads: "1946" with crossed swords behind. The top of the...

ARTIFACT: Great WWII United States Army Air Forces Sweetheart Pin. Large, stylized bomb in mother of pearl and gilt brass USAAF insignia in the center. Sweetheart pin is still in its original box. VINTAGE: Circa WWII SIZE: Approximately Pin: 2...

ARTIFACT: Sterling WWII Allied Flags "Son in Service" bracelet which features enameled flags of China, the Commonwealth, United States, and Russia with the center enameled link featuring the Son in Service emblem. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice circa World War II brother-in-the-service pin. The pin shows a winged red and blue shield at its center and is in sterling silver. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 11/16" in height and 1-3/8" in width...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful, early WWII Patriotic United States Military Forces brass charm bracelet. The charms are lovely, some are painted with red, white, and blue, and all are made with nice detail. The charms included are a tank, overseas cap, missile,...