Update: MONDAY 10/07/24: GREETINGS from FLYING TIGER ANTIQUES & Vintage Historical Artifacts!!! !!
Wishing A Special Thanks to all our Clients, Old & NEW, for your Purchases and Continued Patronage!!!
Update 10/07/24: We Are BACK IN THE OFFICE for the REST of THE YEAR!! New Offerings are coming Daily, in All Major Categories!!!
Sadly, we Are STILL EXPERIENCING SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH non-PayPal CREDIT CARD PURCHASES!!
If you would like to PAY for a $100.00 or more Artifact with a CREDIT CARD, please Call or Email and I will get an invoice emailed to you ASAP, or Process the Purchase Myself!!
Meanwhile, we are busy packing orders and Pricing New Historical Artifacts for our Many COLLECTORS!!!
So, NOW is the TIME to ORDER that wonderful ARTIFACT that you've had your eye on, as it will SHIP within 24 to 48 Hours of Receipt of Payment, but USUALLY Same Day!
And DON'T FORGET: if funding your $100.00 or More Order from a Bank that offers ZELLE, ASK ABOUT our ZELLE DISCOUNT!!
That DISCOUNT also applies to PayPal GIFT (Fee-Free), Check, and Money Order purchases!!
Thank you for visiting. We hope you will find some vintage artifacts here on our site to add to your collection.
Happy Collecting, Ron & Kanae
ARTIFACT:
Korean War United States Homefront Shipbuilding war worker photo Port Security ID card issued by the United States Coast Guard for Bethlehem Steel Co. electrician Harry Inden. The front of the badge features Harry's photo and above it reads: "UNITED STATES COAST GUARD PORT SECURITY CARD" and on either side of his photo in vertical lettering it reads: "NOT A PASS". Below his photo: "HARRY INDEN" – "ELECTRICIAN" – "BETHLEHEM STEEL CO." and below displays his signature. The very bottom of the front reads: "IDENTIFICATION ONLY". The reverse of the card displays the issue data, "Jun 22 '51" and other personal identifying information of Harry's including his fingerprint. The ID card is numbered: "010240" and signed and validated by the US Coast Guard.
VINTAGE:
Circa 1951
SIZE:
Approximately 3 ½" x 2/14"
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Celluloid, paper
ATTACHMENT:
None.
MARKINGS:
"BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING, LITHO"
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a US Homefront War Workers collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. ebay VEX15 LDEX6/15
CONDITION:
7+ (Very Fine+): The ID shows moderate use and minor discoloration/soling, small cracks mostly along edges.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
