Between the World Wars

ARTIFACT: This is a United States Air Corps 43rd Division Aviation (in the 1930s) and 118th Observation Squadron (in the 1940s) distinctive insignia (DI) pin. The pin is round with a yellow background and black border and shows the Connecticut Colonial...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s or World War II lapel pin for Hamilton Standard Propellers. The company was created by the merger of Hamilton Aero Manufacturing and Standard Steel Propeller in 1929, and at the time was the biggest aircraft propeller...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful, early 1927 hand-painted LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin Commemorative velvet pillowcase. The center depicts the LZ 127 flying with other aircraft encircled by a wreath and showing the Weimer Republic German flag crossed with the United States...

ARTIFACT: Nice 1930's – WWII Bath Iron Works Police Lieutenant badge in excellent condition. The raised center shows the State Seal of Maine and the shield-shaped badge is topped with an eagle and reads: "LIEUTENANT B.I.W. POLICE" and the bottom shows...

ARTIFACT: This is a Beautiful 1930's – WWII Bath Iron Works Police Captain badge in near mint condition. B.I.W. is a shipbuilding company that has built many United States Navy vessels. The raised center shows the State Seal of Maine and the...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1920's Citizen Military Training Camps ring in enameled and gold-plated brass. The center of the ring shows an enameled US Shield in red and blue raised detail and surrounding it reads: "CITIZEN MILITARY TRAINING CAMPS" and each side of...

ARTIFACT: Rare and historical circa 1940 United States Navy Pilot wing originally worn by Dr. Ralph W. E. Cox, founder of US Overseas Airways. The wing is inscribed on the back of the anchor stock: "COX" and is a great pre-war example of a Hilborn &...

ARTIFACT: This is a great enameled graduation lapel wing for the Curtiss-Wright Technical Institute of Aeronautics. Established in 1929, the California school provided air crew mechanic training during World War II. The wing is by Entenmann and reads...

ARTIFACT: Cool small China Marine medal grouping of Trumpeter Paul C. Duffy who was shipboard the USS Arkansas and served in Shanghai between 1933 – 1934 where he earned the Yangtze Service Medal #'d 438The center of the Yangtze Service Medal's medallion...

ARTIFACT: Scarce 1930's United States Marine Corps Base San Diego Works Progress Administration Temporary worker badge. The un-numbered badge reads: "U.S. MARINE CORPS BASE W.P.A. SAN DIEGO, CALIF." in black painted detail. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's...

ARTIFACT: This Beautiful Launching Medal is from the launch of the USS California (BB-44), a Tennessee-class battleship constructed by Mare Island Naval Shipyard, based in Vallejo, California. The USS California served as the flagship of the Pacific...

ARTIFACT: Rare sterling WWI Ð 1920's United States Navy Chief Petty Officer (CPO) hat badge by A.E. Co. The hat badge is an anchor and rope with the letter"USN" in the center. The reverse shows a maker's mark that read"STERLING A-E CO." VINTAGE: Circa...