WWII Period

ARTIFACT: This is a 1945 patriotic advertising mirror from McClain Sand Company, Inc. in Pennsylvania, complete with thermometer and calendar. The upper half of the mirror has an ad for McClain, while the lower half shows a war plane flying over the...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II United States War Production Board lapel pin in plastic. President Roosevelt started the War Production Board in 1942 to oversee the flow of materials and fuel to meet wartime purposes. The pin is crest-shaped in red,...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II homefront United States Army Air forces "V" Day pin. The pin is a yellow and red striped crest, reads MY SERVICES PLEDGED FOR V DAY and shows the winged AAF star. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/8"...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare sterling silver charm for the Massachusetts Women's Civil Defense Service. The charm is an enameled crest showing a caduceus, a cannon, a castle, two crossed sledgehammers and a thunderbolt. VINTAGE: Circa World War II...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II American Women's Voluntary Services collar insignia. Formed in 1940 by Alice Throckmorton McLean as a group to promote preparedness for eventual war, the AWVS had over 18,000 members even before the United States joined...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Civil Defense pin from Missouri in sterling silver. The pin shows the letters CD at center of a white striated triangle with a sterling bar beneath reading MO. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II American Theater Wing badge in sterling silver. The creator of the Tony Award, the group was a part of the World War II Allied Relief Fund which encouraged theatrical education but also supported servicemen and...

ARTIFACT: This is a fantastic World War II era Model Cover-Alls (overalls) workwear uniform as worn by Civil Defense Rescue Squad N.W. #23A. The suit has great chain-stitched details, including the worker's initials, and a handmade chain-stitched Civil...

ARTIFACT: 1930's - WWII Oakland, California Moore Dry Dock Company Worker Badge by Patrick and Co., San Francisco. During WWII, Moore Dry Dock was among the top 100 valued companies for their efforts supporting the war building over 100 ships for the...

ARTIFACT: Early 1940's Diehl Manufacturing Co. worker photo identification badge from Finderne, New Jersey. Philip Diehl started out as a machine designer for the Singer Manufacturing Co. until 1885 when he started his own company which became known as...

ARTIFACT: Great, early WWII, circa 1942 - 1943 M4- A1 Sherman Tank Federal Machine & Welder Co. War Worker lapel pin in gilt sterling. The M4 developed from the medium-sized M3 and first entered combat with the British in North Africa during 1942 and...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II "E" (for Excellence) Award for production of war materiel awarded by the United States Army and Navy to Sylvania Electric Products Inc. of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The folder contains the details and program of...