US NAVY USN Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: 1966 USS Hanson DD-832 United States Ship Zippo. The lighter is factory engraved showing a blue ribbon with a white number: "1" in the center above an image of the vessel coasting through the water, showing a white number: "832" and beneath it...

ARTIFACT: Great circa 1900 souvenir of Portsmouth showing the Naval prison and Marine barracks at Portsmouth Navy Yard and reads: "SOUVENIR OF PORTSMOUTH, N.H." in the center and "NAVAL PRISON PORTSMOUTH NAVY YARD KITTERY, ME" to the left and "MARINE...

ARTIFACT: World War I Shipyard Volunteer lapel badge by Whitehead & Hoag of Newark, New Jersey. The oval badge shows a sailing ship in nice relief detail showing the letters: "U.S." in the center and surrounding it reads: "SHIPYARD VOLUNTEER". The...

ARTIFACT: This is an October 1942 copy of "Panama in Your Pocket: What to Do-Where to Go While on the Isthmus". It was published by the Publicity Committee of the U.S.W.O. in cooperation with the United Service Organizations (USO) of the Canal Zone...

ARTIFACT: WWI "Church War Cross" given by US Chaplains to Christian doughboys. Bordered with a decorative circle, the cross is in an openwork design and has a smaller encircled cross in each of its quadrants. The front of the cross reads CHRIST DIED FOR...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II United States Navy "E" for excellence in production pin for Textile Machine Works. The pin is enameled in red, white and blue and shows two crossed cannon and an anchor at center.  VINTAGE: Circa World War II...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful WWII Home Front Portsmouth Naval Shipyard War Worker submarine paperweight in Monel. VINTAGE: Circa WWII SIZE: Approximately 5-5/8" x 1-1/2" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Monel MARKINGS: None. ITEM NOTES: This is from a USN Home Front...

ARTIFACT: This is an "E" award pin for Goss Manufacturing Company. The pin is oval and reads E FOR PRODUCTION UNITED STATES NAVY BUREAU OF ORDNANCE GOSS and shows an anchor and two crossed cannon. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 1-1/16" in height x...

ARTIFACT: This is an "E" award pin from the United States Navy for the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus Ohio. The pin was made by the Auld Company, also of Columbus Ohio. On front the pin reads:E FOR PRODUCTION and shows an Eagle on an...

ARTIFACT: Large WWII Photo ID badge from United States Naval Air Station in Clinton, Oklahoma. In 1942, the area was known as Burns Flat before it was purchased by the government and renamed Naval Air Station Clinton with the mission of training naval...

ARTIFACT: This is an "E" award pin for Vickers Incorporated, and it reads VICKERS INCORPORATED DETROIT, MICH. FOR PRODUCTION. The pin shows a plane and a ship and the Army-Navy flag flying at center with a wreathed E. VINTAGE: Circa World War II...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare "E for Excellence in Production" pin from the National Fireworks Inc. of West Hanover, Massachusetts. The pin is oval and shows two crossed cannons and an anchor and reads E FOR PRODUCTION UNITED STATES NAVY BUREAU OF...