US NAVY USN Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II United States Navy Seabees "rigger-made" fatigue cap. The "Seabees" were the 96th Construction Battalion. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: No tag: approximate size 7. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Cotton. ITEM...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful Pre-WWII USN USS Saratoga Photo Album, Good Conduct Medal, and Discharge of AVG Crew Chief John Overley (2nd Sq)This is a wonderful pre-WWII time capsule photo album of one of the great Aircraft Carriers of WWII: the USS Saratoga...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1920s Duralumin bookmark commemorating the Zeppelin airship Akron" made by the Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation in Akron, Ohio. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s. SIZE: About 1-3/8" in width by 4-7/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Stamped...

ARTIFACT: WWI aerial bomb decorated with aviation cockade, painted in red, white, and blue and reads: "USN AVIATION 1918-19" VINTAGE: Circa early WWI SIZE: Approximately 8" tall x 3" wide at top, 7" circumference at widest point CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a small grouping of 1925 United States Naval Academy at Annapolis graduate and eventual Captain, Frederick Frank Sima. Sima's early service was with the Atlantic Fleet in the Far East aboard the USS Pittsburgh, among other ships, and...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I-1920s US Navy Enlisted Pilot ID bracelet in sterling by Kinney. VINTAGE: Circa WWI-1920s. SIZE: About 1-3/4 in width by 13/16" in height; bracelet is 6-3/4" in length. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Sterling silver...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1920's - 1930's pair of United States Public Health Service (PHS) Surgeon Rank shoulder boards. Originally established for the treatment of ailing mariners, the Public Service was originally a network of marine hospitals that became known...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful, large bronze and wood 1922 United States Naval Academy Annapolis class plaque by Bailey, Banks, and Biddle Co., Philadelphia. The large bronze center shows an eagle with wings spread perched atop an anchor with a trident rising...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare pair of Willson goggles for the United States Navy from the 1930s. They come in the original rectangular black case, which has a Willson label at one end and also one lining the interior. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: 2-1/16"...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful 1927 bronze USS Constitution ashtray made from reclaimed bronze from the ship. The center features an image of the ship in the center and along the top reads: "LAUNCHED 1797 1804 TRIPOLI 1812 GUERREIERE JAVA 1815 CYANE LEVANT" and...

ARTIFACT: This is a pair of 1930's era MK1 style Fischer pilot goggles. This style was favored by United States Navy pilots and pre-war military aviators. The glasses come with an aluminum coffin box. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's. SIZE: Box: 10"x 4"...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa 1930s United States Naval aviator ditty box, handmade and hand-decorated by the aviator himself. His name was G.B. Carr and he served at Guantanamo ("Gitmo") Bay, Cuba. The pine box has a dovetailed construction and is...