US Home Front, Trench Art, & Sweetheart Items

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Curtiss-Wright “Production Soldier" 100% pin in sterling silver. Curtiss-Wright began in 1929 when Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company of Buffalo, New York, and Wright Aeronautical of Dayton, Ohio merged. The pin is...

ARTIFACT: Late 1930’s – WWII Wright Aero Corp. 10 year service pin in 10K gold by Whitehead & Hoag. The intricately detailed lapel pin features a two-dimensional globe with red enameled wings on either side and surrounding it reads: “WRIGHT AERO CORP”...

ARTIFACT: Fabulous, minty WWII Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Co. Factory / Tech Rep. painted auto plate topper in unused condition. The topper displays the company logo, a red, white, and blue circle resembling a bullseye with a white star in the center that...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s or early World War II worker badge for Clarkson & Startz Aircraft Company of Wellington, Kansas. The badge is by St. Louis Button Company and is numbered 312. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s – early World War II...