US Home Front, Trench Art, & Sweetheart Items

ARTIFACT: This item is a diamond shaped collar insignia for the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). This insignia is from the 1930s with top hat style clutch-back pins. These kinds of pins were abandoned starting in WWII, as they were fairly easy to break...

ARTIFACT: This beauty is an eagle-shaped Officer's Cap Badge from the Civilian Conservation Corps' (CCC) 507th Company. The company's home camp was located in Zaleski, Ohio. It's made of gilded brass, with amazing detail. The eagle holds a ribbon in his...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1920's to 1930'2 US Air Corps sweetheart pin. The pin itself is a propeller with wings and attached to it on the bottom is a heart shaped Mother of Pearl. On the heart is an emblem in coin silver with a "T" In the middle, possibly to...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1940's British-American Ambulance Corps donation lapel pin. They usually don't come in this size. The pin is adorned with the British flag and a crown. Also on the pin is an anchor and wings. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This stunning item is a WWI Royal Flying Corps (RFC) Sweetheart wing. It was made from taking a mess dress wing and adding royal blue enameled highlights to it. The small details of this pin is exquisite, from the crown on top to the wings, to...

ARTIFACT: This is a really cool item. It's a donation tin bank from the early years of World War II. The donation campaign was for Children's Crusade for Children, which aimed to feed and clothe "Hungry and Homeless war-stricken children in other lands."...

ARTIFACT: This is gorgeous circa 1917 United States Air Service Junior Military Aviator or Observer Sweetheart Pin. It has an iconic USAS half wing riveted onto a gilt bronze Signal Corps Insignia, since the Air Service was part of the Signal Corps at...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930's Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Hospital Rate Patch. It is gold on black, with a cross in gold under the CCC in the middle of the patch. Above is a tree in the same gold thread. VINTAGE: Ca. 1930's SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930's Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Musician Rate Patch. It is gold on black, with a harp in gold under the CCC in the middle of the patch. Above is a tree in the same gold thread. VINTAGE: Ca. 1930's SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930's Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Education Rate Patch. It is Green on red, with a lamp in green under the CCC in the middle of the patch. Above is a tree in the same green thread. VINTAGE: Ca. 1930's SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930's Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Steward Rate Patch. It is Green on red, with a crescent moon in green under the CCC in the middle of the patch. Above is a tree in the same green thread. VINTAGE: Ca...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930's Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Radio Rate Patch. It is Green on red, with a propeller with wings in green under the CCC in the middle of the patch. Above is a tree in the same green thread. VINTAGE: Ca...