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ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II Boston Police Special Patrolman badge #6486. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 1-1/8" in width by 2-11/16" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass with painted accents. ATTACHMENT: Vertical one...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II City of Boston Police Department Air Raid Warden badge #2407. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 1-3/4" in width by 2-1/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome plated nickel with painted accents...

ARTIFACT: This is a Fred Astaire Gold Cane Club lapel pin in gold, enamel and silver. The pin reads FRED ASTAIRE GOLD CANE CLUB and shows a man and a woman swinging about the dance floor. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s-1940s. SIZE: 3/4" height and 7/8" width...

ARTIFACT: This is a minty World War I United States Shipping Board-Emergency Fleet Corporation / American International Shipbuilding Corporation war worker badge from the Hog Island (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania Shipyard. The badge is by Philadelphia...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II era war worker badge from the Hampton Company. Hampton Company was a clothing mill in Easthampton, Massachusetts. The badge shows a photo of the worker and is numbered 1278. VINTAGE: Circa World War II...

ARTIFACT: Rare WWII American Red Cross Camp Show 'Entertainer' patch. The patch is red and reads: "A. R. C. ENTERTAINER" embroidered on wool felt with white thread. VINTAGE: Circa WWII SIZE: Approximately 3" x 1 " CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: Great salty WWI United States Marine Corps ring in sterling silver with blue enamel detail. The center of the ring features an eagle, globe, and anchor in nice raised detail against a background of blue enamel. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s-World War II large silver-plated DC-3 pin. The pin is shaped like a DC-3 in diagonal flight and shows small details, such as windows. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s-World War II. SIZE: 2" height and 2-15/16" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1934-1935 Douglas Aircraft Company DC-2 "first flight" pin, commemorating the May 11, 1934 flight. The pin is very petite and finely-detailed, and is shaped like a DC-2 coming at the viewer head-on. VINTAGE: Circa 1934-1935...

ARTIFACT: Great Cold War, early 1950's Oakland, California Civil Defense badge. This example, is shield shaped, topped with an eagle and reads "AUXILIARY VOLUNTEER POLICE OAKLAND, CALIF." and is numbered "1516" and bears a round, raised disc with an...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I machine gun munitions worker badge. The badge has a bar at top that reads WAR WORKER, and the medallion reads MACHINE GUNS and shows a man at a forge and an eagle. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: 1-11/16" height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Manhattan Project sterling lapel pin by Whitehead & Hoag. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 3/4" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Sterling. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with a "drop-in" locking catch...