US Home Front, Trench Art, & Sweetheart Items

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Youth Men's Christian Association (YMCA) officer collar badge. The Association was started by a group of disillusioned young men in London in 1844 as a refuge from the social ills with which city life teemed. Nine years...

ARTIFACT: This is an American Red Cross aviation ambulance donation pin in celluloid from World War I. The pin is white with a red cross at center and the word AVIATION beneath. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 1" in diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is a great 1923 celluloid pin advertising a Haverhill, Massachusetts military demonstration at which a biplane was featured. The pin lists the dates of the demonstration, November 12-14, and shows two armed soldiers ducking some bursting...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful early WWII Allies flag bracelet in enameled gold filled sterling. The flags featured are Australia, Yugoslavia, China, Greece, Poland (in exile? Inverted), United States, Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.). Only one I've seen. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a Cold War era – 1950s celluloid arm badge for the New York Civil Defense staff. The badge has a white triangle at its center bearing the letters "CD" in red in Art Deco script. VINTAGE: Circa Cold War era – 1950s...

ARTIFACT: This is a Cold War era – 1950s celluloid arm badge for the New York Civil Defense Auxiliary Police. The badge has a white triangle at its center bearing the letters "CD" in red in Art Deco script. VINTAGE: Circa Cold War era – 1950s...

ARTIFACT: This is a unique sterling World War II Civil Defense First Aid Squad badge. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: About 1-1/4" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gilt sterling with enamel accents. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with a...

ARTIFACT: This is an enameled World War II Russian War Relief volunteer pin. A controversial group in the eyes of the FBI, the group had Fred Myers as their Executive Director, future founder of the Humane Society of the United States. The pin has a very...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II patriotic pin shaped like an eagle and painted in red, white and blue. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 15/16" in height and 2-7/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold=plated brass with...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s-World War II United States Air Corps button pin. The pin is detailed in bold blue and yellow with a winged propeller at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s-World War II. SIZE: Approximately 7/8" in diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II V for Victory wing in sterling silver. The V sits between two short wings with curved shoulders and above a fan tail of faux jewels, a couple of which have come off. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II patriotic pin in sterling silver. The pin is the likeness of a minuteman, poised and ready for action with his musket. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-3/4" in height by 1-3/16" in width...