WWII Period

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover 1942 first edition copy of "Wings of War ??? An Air Force Anthology", edited by F.A. Walbank. The book is a history of Britain's Royal Air Force, with a foreword by the then Secretary of State for Air. The text contains many...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II United States Army Signal Corps Type J-38 telegraph key with two wooden-base sounders. The J-38 was a Morse Code training key made for the Army by several companies. This particular one was manufactured by Signal Electric...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1939 dated United States Coast Guard soup bowl by Jackson China. The United States Light House Service was absorbed by the Coast Guard in 1939 and assumed the responsibility for the maintenance and upkeep of all lighthouses and lightships...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful World War II United States Coast Guard (USCG) ring. The ring is in sterling silver with a red stone at center. It is in excellent condition and is roughly a size 10. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximate size 10...

ARTIFACT: This is a patch for the United States Coast Guard Temporary Reserve 1st District. The patch is blue and white and reads T1. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 2-5/8" in height x 2-3/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Felt...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce World War II era United States Coast Guard Good Conduct medal, 1st Type. The medal is unnamed and unnumbered, and hangs from a red ribbon with one narrow white stripe down the middle. The front reads SEMPER PARATUS (Always...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful WWII United States Coast Guard Auxiliary hat badge in gilt sterling silver by Gemsco. The center of the badge features a nice, high relief detail stars and bars shield and surrounding an enameled ring reads: "U. S. COAST GUARD...

ARTIFACT: This is a set of 3 scarce World War II US Coast Guard Reserve (USCGR) Officer's dog tags named to Howard R. Glenn. There is a single tag, dated 12/42 that may have been carried as a good luck charm, as it appears to ahve been plated in silver,...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa 1930 United States Coast Guard officer's hat badge by Robbins Company of Attleboro, Massachusetts. The badge is in sterling silver with some gilting and is marked with a PANCRAFT logo on reverse. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "Reminiscences of Your "Hitch" in the United States Coast Guard During World War II", a pictorial record of the United States Coast Guard Temporary Reserve activities in Division 5A, First Naval District, Boston,...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1987 Flying Tigers Association #'d (1858) P-40 Warhawk pewter buckle in near mint condition and comes along with original flyer. The belt buckle is done in high-relief, enameled detail and shows a large AVG aircraft in the center with...

ARTIFACT: Fun, Flying Tigers 'fantasy' foot locker, purporting to be that of AVG pilot Lester J. Hall. The top displays the Flying Tigers insignia in the center along with Japanese flags and kanji meant to symbolize planes shot down during combat flight...