WWII Period

ARTIFACT: WWII United Service Organization (U.S.O.) Club Colorado Springs Key and Fob. The brass fob reads: "U.S.O. 8 COLO. SPRINGS" and the key reads: "LOCK & PRODUCT CO. INC. INTERNATIONAL DETROIT, U.S.A." VINTAGE: Circa WWII SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War II "E" for Excellence award pamphlet from Hyde Windlass Company in Bath, Maine. The award comes with its original envelope and a facsimile Western Union telegram informing the recipient their company's production...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II General Douglas MacArthur celluloid pin. The pin is in red, white and blue and shows the hero in profile. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/4" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Celluloid-wrapped...

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 gilt sterling silver World War II United Service Organizations (USO) badge in the shape of the letters U, S and O. The USO was formed in 1941 by the Roosevelt Administration to provide recreational activities and morale in general to...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Greater Boston United Service Organizations (USO) pin in sterling silver. The USO was formed in 1941 by the Roosevelt Administration to provide recreational activities and morale in general to troops. The pin is a blue...

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 "Wings" 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...