Great WWI Home Front Ship Building Service Worker's Lapel Pin in Bronze on Original Card
Processing...

Great WWI Home Front Ship Building Service Worker's Lapel Pin in Bronze on Original Card

Code: hfwa00012sb


SOLD!!! No Longer Available!

Product Description

•••••

Update 12/20/24: SEASON'S GREETINGS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS from FLYING TIGER ANTIQUES!!

WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH CREDIT CARD PURCHASES!! Using your PayPal accounts solves this issue fastest!

If you would like to PAY for a $100.00 or MORE Artifact with a CREDIT CARD, please email and I will get an invoice emailed to you as Soon as Possible!

We will be OUT OF THE OFFICE from FRIDAY 12/20 until SUNDAY 01/05/25, Returning to the Office on MONDAY 01/06/25!!

And, as always, we are HAPPY TO ACCEPT YOUR ORDERS during our time AWAY, and we will promptly mark any ordered Artifacts as SOLD.

We will be UNABLE TO SHIP as of 12/20, and REGULAR SHIPPING will resume on MONDAY, JANUARY 6th, 2025!

As always, if funding your order of $100.00 or more from 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! Happy Holidays, Ron & Kana.

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 service before the end of the war, many carried supplies during World War II. At Hog Island, the United States learned how to build large ships quickly on a grand scale from prefabricated parts.

VINTAGE: Circa WWI.

SIZE: Approximately 11/16" in diameter.

MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION: Bronze.

ATTACHMENT: Single screw post with stabilizer, disc backing.

MARKINGS: None.

ITEM NOTES: This is from a Home Front War Worker collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VAEX13 LFJX10/14 SFJX11/18/21

CONDITION: 9 (Excellent - Near Mint): Pin shows little to no wear, some small spots of tarnish and has handsome patina.

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