PLEASE NOTE: We are BACK IN THE OFFICE as of MONDAY 01/06 catching up from Travel and Shipping out the Mountain of Orders we received!!
YES, Kanae is Here, Listing, Packing, & SHIPPING as of MONDAY 01/06!!
Update 01/10/25: WE ARE still EXPERIENCING SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH non-PayPal CREDIT CARD PURCHASES!!
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THERE MAY BE SOME DELAYS in SOME POLICE & FIRE BADGES AFTER Wednesday 01/15 when I Leave for PORKY'S!!
NOTE: If You Are Going to Porky's I will be bringing CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, NEVADA, FEDERAL, & STATE AGENCY Badges.
If You Want to see something in-hand that is NOT in a Category above, try to let me know this weekend so I can get it pulled for the Show!!
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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 scarce circa 1941 (World War II) USS Drum SS-228 celluloid launch button/badge. Launched May 12, 1941 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (Portsmouth, New Hampshire/Kittery, Maine), Drum earned 12 battle stars for her World War II service, and completed the same number of war patrols. She was decommissioned February 16, 1946.
VINTAGE:
Circa 1941.
SIZE:
Approximately 1-7/16" in diameter.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Celluloid-wrapped tin.
ATTACHMENT:
Horizontal safety-style pin.
MARKINGS:
None.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a WWII United States Navy launch badge collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. MEX14 LGEX5/14 SGEX12/05/23
CONDITION:
8- (Very Fine-Excellent): The badge has light wear only.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
