Rare WWII ELCO (Electric Boat Co.) PT Boat Exhaust Shop Maintenance Worker Badge
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Rare WWII ELCO (Electric Boat Co.) PT Boat Exhaust Shop Maintenance Worker Badge

Code: hfwa20001el


SOLD!!! No Longer Available!

Product Description

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PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE IN THE OFFICE Through TUESDAY 09/16,

AFTER That Date, We Will Be OUT OF THE OFFICE from WEDNESDAY 09/17 until TUESDAY OCTOBER 7th!!

Ron Will Be OUT OF THE OFFICE from WEDNESDAY 09/10 until FRIDAY OCTOBER 10th!!

So there MAY be SHIPPING DELAYS on MILITARIA Orders Placed AFTER 09/10 through 10/10!!

BUT We Will DEFINITELY Be ABLE TO SHIP Orders Placed Through TUESDAY 09/09,

And MIGHT Be ABLE TO SHIP ORDERS Placed through MONDAY 09/15, But After That we CANNOT SHIP Until TUESDAY 10/07!!

Update 09/09/25: WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH non-PayPal CREDIT CARD PURCHASES!!

BIG WEBSITE CHANGES are in the works and this Issue WILL BE CORRECTED sometime in OCTOBER!!

If you would like to PAY for an Artifact valued at OVER $100.00 with a CREDIT CARD, please email and I will get an invoice emailed to you ASAP!

We are HAPPY TO ACCEPT YOUR ORDERS during this time, and we will promptly SHIP MOST orders within ONE Business Day of Receipt of Payment!

And, as always, if you would like to fund your $100.00+ order through a Bank that offers ZELLE, ASK ABOUT our ZELLE DISCOUNT!!

That DISCOUNT also applies to PayPal GIFT (Fee-Free), Check, and Money Order payments!!

Thank you for visiting. We hope you will find some vintage artifacts here on our site to add to your collection.

We look forward to serving your collecting needs, Ron & Kanae

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa World War II Exhaust Shop maintenance worker badge for ELCO (Electric Boat Company) of Bayonne, New Jersey. Begun in 1892, ELCO manufactured several types of boats, including yachts, power boats and PT (patrol torpedo) boats for the United States Coast Guard and Navy. The badge is by Whitehead & Hoag, and is numbered 9335.

VINTAGE: Circa World War II.

SIZE: Approximately 1-7/16" in diameter.

MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION: Nickel-plated brass, painted lettering, celluloid, paper.

ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with drop-in locking catch.

MARKINGS: WHITEHEAD-HOAG NEWARK, N.J. PAT. APPL'D FOR.

ITEM NOTES: This is from a war worker collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VDJX12 LAFEX10/12

CONDITION: 7+ (Very Fine+): The badge has a few very small spots of oxidation.

GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.

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