Description
This is a WWII USN Pearl Harbor Navy Yard Lapel Pin in Sterling Silver 'We Keep Them Fit to Fight'. Sterling WWII United States Navy Pearl Harbor Navy Yard x000D lapel pin by Metal Art Co. Rochester, New York. The center shows a ship docked x000D in the harbor, a crane loading its deck, in the sky above an aircraft, and x000D below an eagle, wings spread. Surround the outer edge it reads: "WE KEEP x000D THEM FIT TO FIGHT PEARL HARBOR NAVY YARD".
WWII.
SIZE:Approximately 3/4" in diameter
CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:Two piece construction, sterling, plated brass.
ATTACHMENT:Horizontal pin with a "come-under" locking catch.
MARKINGS:(under the pin) "METAL ARTS ROCH, N.Y."
ITEM NOTES:8 (Excellent-): The pin shows minor to moderate wear, overall handsome patina. 2@VBJM19 LAAEX04/19 S(1)VAAJX06/19 S(1)VAJEX09/20
GUARANTEE:As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.