US Home Front

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War I Utica, New York Home Defense League Special Officer Badge. The badge is a red, white and blue striped enameled shield and reads SPECIAL OFFICER CITY OF UTICA H.D.L.Home Defense Leagues, and similarly named...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I United States Army Rock Island Arsenal police badge. Now a national historic landmark, Rock Island Arsenal on the Mississippi River between Iowa and Illinois is America's largest government-owned manufacturer of weaponry...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice World War II era Worcester, Massachusetts Special Police badge. Located in very nearly the geographical center of the Massachusetts, Worcester was incorporated in 172The badge is shield-shaped with the Worcester City seal at...

ARTIFACT: Very nice, WWII Boston, Massachusetts Air Raid Warden badge with extremely low number. The plated badge reads: "WARDEN AIR RAID" along the top and shows the number "24" in the center. The bottom reads: "POLICE DEPT...

ARTIFACT: This is an early World War I United States Shipping Board Badge. VINTAGE: Circa early WWI. SIZE: 1-3/4" wide by 1-3/4" high. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Rose Gold plated brass with black painted lettering.. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin...

ARTIFACT: WWII era California State Harbor Commission employee badge. The plated white metal badge shows the State Seal in the center and surrounding it reads: "STATE HARBOR COMMISSION EMPLOYEE 971" in embossed and blackened lettering - the...

ARTIFACT: WWII Era Portland, Oregon Police Veteran's Patrol badge. The large, impressive sized badge has a center that features a five point ball tipped star which reads: "VETERAN'S 1131 PATROL" and is within a circle that reads: "PORTLAND POLICE". The...

ARTIFACT: This is a great WWI Era Maryland Ship Building Company Guard hat badge. The copper badge features a nicely detailed eagle perched at the top of the badge. The center of the badge depicts an embossed, nicely detailed ship sailing with smoke...

ARTIFACT: Cool WWII United States Maritime Service sterling, enamel, and mother of pearl sweetheart charm or pendant. The lovely charm is in the shape of a ship's steering wheel, with a mother of pearl disc showing a center enameled plate that reads:...

ARTIFACT: 1940's Hartford Special Machinery Co. 5 year service pin in sterling silver. The round pin features a center that depicts the company's letter logo: "HSM" and surrounding is a blue enameled ring that reads: "THE HARTFORD SPECIAL...

ARTIFACT: Mid-late 1920's AETNA Steel Products Corporation worker ID badge from Chicago, Illinois. The badge, made by Whitehead & Hoag Co. in New Jersey is oval shaped and reads: "AETNA STEEL PROD. CORP" and shows the number "31" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II nurse cadet hat badge by Blackinton in sterling silver. This badge was worn by the Nurse Cadet Corps of the US Public Health Service during World War II. It is maker-marked on reverse and has a different...