WWII Period

ARTIFACT: This is an early World War II worker identification badge for the South Portland Shipbuilding Corporation in South Portland, Maine. The sleepy little community of South Portland underwent a sea change with the advent of World War II: two...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful WWII 'V for Victory' Homefront production pin with a great logo of an unknown company in sterling. The logo is a blue enameled circle showing a red letter "H" with an arrow through the center and along the top reads: "PRODUCTION" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Convair (Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft) at San Diego roving worker badge pass to gain access to all area shops. Consolidated was formed in 1923 and soon gained fame for its production of flying boats (seaplanes). In 1943...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War II special deputy sheriff badge for a factory guard at the Simmons Company New Jersey branch. Simmons Company produced parachutes, bazooka rounds and other materiel during the war. The badge is numbered 7, and shows...

ARTIFACT: This is a WWII Union Tank Car Company Employee Badge #288. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 2-1/4" in width by 1-3/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel with black painted lettering. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal one-piece safety type pin...

ARTIFACT: WWII Era Factory Worker Photo ID badge from Union Twist Drill in Athol, Massachusetts by Whitehead & Hoag. The center of the badge features the workers photo with the numbers: "1036" and surrounding it reads: "UNION TWIST DRILL CO. ATHOL,...

ARTIFACT: This is a PT Boat "E" for Excellence in Production Pin for employees of Harbor Boat Company of Terminal Island California in gilt sterling. The pin reads HARBOR BOAT BUILDING CO. TERMINAL ISLAND, CALIF. FOR PRODUCTION. The pin shows a PT Boat...

ARTIFACT: Very cool WWII Colt Firearms War Worker ring made of Model or stainless steel at the factory and stamped with the company logo. The military production of Colt firearms ranked 99th in value among other corporations with government contracts...

ARTIFACT: WWII era Colgate - Palmolive - Peet Co. worker photo identification badge. The steel, rectangular badge features a black and white period photo in the center that reads: "S. V. HAGEST" along the bottom and on the left, height marks show him...

ARTIFACT: Very cool WWII United States Submarine plaque from Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Homefront piece made by a War Worker building subs, made using material that would be used on subs, Bakelite-type brown/black plastic,...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice World War I United States War Worker service lapel pin. The pin is a five-pointed star with fine etching and its center is enameled in a beautiful cobalt blue. It was made by Whitehead & Hoag. VINTAGE: Circa World War I...

ARTIFACT: This is a great Australian-made United States Army Air Forces P-38 trench art ashtray from World War II. The base is a British or Australian shell dated 1942 (hard to read). The plane will "fly" in a circle but care must be taken...