US Home Front, Trench Art, & Sweetheart Items

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare Korean War era Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Port Chester (New York) jacket patch featuring the famous Disney character Mickey Mouse. The patch is embroidered on twill and shows Mickey waving by the tip of a grounded...

ARTIFACT: Very rare, circa 1930 Kayo Chocolate Soda employee or delivery driver badge. In 1929, Aaron 'Doc' Pashkow, a Russian immigrant invented a widely loved chocolate-based soft drink he named Kayo, after a popular character in the...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1950s worker identification badge for the Lockheed-California Company Facilities Engineering, a part of Lockheed’s Aeronautical Systems group. The badge is by the Whitehead & Hoag Company and is named to W. Prodanovic...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1950s worker identification badge for the Lockheed-California Company Facilities Engineering, a part of Lockheed’s Aeronautical Systems group. The badge is by the Whitehead & Hoag Company and is named to W. Prodanovic...

ARTIFACT: Gorgeous 1940’s Chance Vought Aircraft Corp. 5 Years of Service lapel pin by Balfour. Founded in 1917 under the name, The Lewis and Vought Corporation the name soon changed to Chance Vought Corporation in 1922 upon Lewis’ retirement. Chance...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II aircraft factory worker shop-made P-51 fighter pin in silver. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 1-5/8” height and 15/16” width. CONSTRUCTION/MATERIALS: Silver. ATTACHMENT: Straight pin. MARKINGS:...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II aircraft workers' union celluloid badge from World War II. The pin is blue and reads AERONAUTICAL LODGE 727 around the edge and IAM on a white star with a red center. VINTAGE: Circa World War II...

SUBJECT: This is a circa World War II Jack & Heintz, Inc. National Defense Worker lapel pin made by W&H Company. JAHCO was an Ohio-based company that was a major manufacturer of wartime aircraft motors and other military supplies. The pin is a set...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II employee photo identification badge for Liberty Aircraft. The badge is oval and is numbered 1026. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s – early World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-9/16” in height and 1-1/4” in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II “man-in-service” lapel pin from Douglas Aircraft Company, which manufactured aircraft in California from 1921 until 1967, when it became McDonnell Douglas. The single star bar on the pin is topped by Douglas' "Around the...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful World War II Disney-designed "Beechcraft Bee" badge for Beechcraft Aviation Company. Although no year number is present, these pins are most likely wartime long-service awards, as they exist in both silver (which would be...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II sterling Pratt & Whitney pin for three months of attendance. The enameled pin is a wing with an eagle at center and was made by Whitehead & Hoag. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 9/16” in...