Ocean Liner & Nautical Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1908 soup bowl from the Moosehead Lake Yacht Club (MLYC) in Greenville, Maine. The bowl dates from the same year as the start of MLYC, which was initially at the Mount Kineo resort hotel and is now based out of a marine museum...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful, old bronze signal cannon, uses cartridge-style charge and features a hinged striker, retaining plate (for charge) and rolling wheels. VINTAGE: Circa early 20th century SIZE: Approximately 9-1/8" x 3-7/8"; Wheels: 3"...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II US Merchant Marine Union pin. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 5/8" in width by 7/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold plated brass with enamel accents. ATTACHMENT: Single screw post. MARKINGS: Makers mark: I...

ARTIFACT: This is an unusual United States Merchant Marine officer's overseas cap badge from World War II. The badge is in gilt sterling silver, and has no hallmark but has great details. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II Port of New York International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) photo identification badge. The ILA, a labor union representing longshoremen working the Eastern U.S. coast, the Gulf Coast, the Great Lakes and Puerto...

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: This is a great World War II 4th War Loan badge for the Bethlehem Steel Company's shipyard in Hingham, Massachusetts. The yard operated for five years beginning in 1940. This badge reads WE BOUGHT HELLCATS TO RID THE WORLD OF RATS...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II worker identification badge numbered 17111 for the New England Shipbuilding Corporation of South Portland, Maine. This sleepy little Maine community underwent a sea change with the advent of World War II: two shipyards...

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: This is a scarce circa 1918 lapel-size War Service Ship Building badge for upper management. The gilt badge has 1918 and the original owner's initials scratched upon reverse. The badge was made by Whitehead & Hoag Company. VINTAGE: Circa 1918...

ARTIFACT: Great WWI Home Front Ship Building service workers lapel pin in bronze on original card. At its peak, Hog Island employed some 30,000 workers and launched a vessel every 5.5 days. Its workers built 122 ships in four years, and although none saw...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War I Ship Builders War Service celluloid badge. The badge is red, white and blue with a logo showing an interlocked anchor and capital R and reads 289 GEO. F. RODGERS & CO. VINTAGE: Circa World War I...