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Cap Badge, United States Maritime Service, American-Hawaiian SS Co. (Hillborn-Hamburger - Type 2)
Ca. 1942-1945. Three-piece construction, full-size for wear on combination cap. Hallmarked H-H (Hillborn-Hamburger).
This variation of the cap badge follows the woven badge carefully - it employes cables to secure the laurels.
The house flag is…
This variation of the cap badge follows the woven badge carefully - it employes cables to secure the laurels.
The house flag is…
Cap Badge, United States Maritime Service, Alcoa (Unk Manu - Type 2a)
Ca. 1942-1945. Three-piece construction, full-size for wear on combination cap. No hallmark, but similar to Hillborn-Hamburger; the reverse of the eagle-shield device has "wavey channels."
This variation of the cap badge follows the woven badge…
This variation of the cap badge follows the woven badge…
Cap Badge, American Mail Line, Licensed Officer
Ca. 1930s - 1940s. Cap badge and band. Device has no hallmark; since it is not made of a precious metal, it is probably circa 1930s, pre-1942. The cap band exhibits fading, the thread dye is probably natural and mulberry-based.
Patch (Lapel), Matson Navigation Co.
In the 1930s and 1940s, licensed officers and stewards wore a Matson house flag on their lapels. This was a not a common uniform device and was used by a few of the larger steamship companies; e.g. Robin Line and Matson.
Cap Badge, Matson Navigation Co. (woven)
Ca. 1950s. After the Second World War, shipping companies reverted to using traditional embroidered cap badges in the place of stamped metal badges.
Cap Badge, United States Maritime Service, American President Lines (Hillborn-Hamburger - Type 2a)
Ca. 1942-1945. Three-piece construction, full-size for wear on combination cap. Hallmarked Hillborn-Hamburger; the reverse of the eagle-shield device has "wavey channels" albeit they are in low relief.
This variation of the cap badge follows the…
This variation of the cap badge follows the…
Cap Badge, United States Maritime Service, Robin Lines (Unk Manu - Type 2)
Ca. 1942-1945. Three-piece construction, full-size for wear on combination cap. Hallmzrk unknown as device keeper corroded firmed to screw shank. The eagle-shield device is of Hillborn-Hamburger type.
This variation of the cap badge follows the…
This variation of the cap badge follows the…
Plaque, HMNZS Otago
HMNZS Otago (F111) was a frigate in the Royal New Zealand Navy. As part of "Operation Pilaster," this ship was involved in New Zealand's protest of France's atomic bomb testing in the Pacific in 1973 - she had specific orders to convey strength and…
Insignia (Lapel), United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps, Deck program (metal)
Ca. early 1940s. Lapel dogs made of stamped, base metal. Devices worn by early Cadet Corps prior to installation at Kings Point. Devices denoted Deck program membership.
Cap Badge, United States Navy, United States Naval Reserve, Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) Enlisted
Ca. 1945. A metal pin-on device worn on Enlisted WAVES garrison hat; no hallmark, only "Sterling."
At the outset of the WAVES program, in 1942 WAVES only wore a service cap with a cap band with the motto "U.S. Navy." This device was authorized in…
At the outset of the WAVES program, in 1942 WAVES only wore a service cap with a cap band with the motto "U.S. Navy." This device was authorized in…
Cap Badge, United States Public Health Service, Nurse (copy)
This is a cast copy of a Blackintron cap badge of the 1943-pattern of the USPHS Nurse cap badge.
Medal, Merchant Marine, Distinguished Service Medal
Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Distinguished Medal, lapel miniature, ribbon bar, and award card.
Medal, Merchant Marine, Mariner's Medal
Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Mariner's Medal, ribbon bar, and award card.
Ribbon, Merchant Marine, Gallant Ship Citation Bar
Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Gallant Ship Citation Ribbon bar and award card.
Ribbon, Merchant Marine, Combat Bar
Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Combat Bar and award card.
The physical ribbon has a single silver star - a star denoted the recipient of the award was aboard an attacked ship and was forced to abandon ship as a result; there was no upper limit for…
The physical ribbon has a single silver star - a star denoted the recipient of the award was aboard an attacked ship and was forced to abandon ship as a result; there was no upper limit for…
Ribbon, Merchant Marine, Defense Bar
Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Defense bar and award card. This ribbon award is an analog to the American Defense ribbon - and was awaded for service in the United States Merchant Marine from 1939 up until the formal entry of the United States into the…
Ribbon, Merchant Marine, Atlantic War Zone Bar
Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Atlantic War Zone ribbon bar and award card.
Ribbon, Merchant Marine, Mediterranean-Middle East War Zone Bar
Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Mediterranean-Middle East War Zone ribbon bar and award card.
Ribbon, Merchant Marine, Pacific War Zone Bar
Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Pacific War Zone ribbon bar and award card.
Medal, Merchant Marine, Victory Medal
Ca. 1946. Merchant Marine Victory Medal and ribbon bar. Award card is not a part of the display.
Medal, Merchant Marine, Meritorious Service Medal
Ca. 1944. Merchant Marine Meritorious Service Medal, ribbon, and award card.
Ribbon, Gallant Ship Citation Bar & Mariner's Medal
Ca. 1944. Cadet-Midshipman Arthur R. Chamberlain, Jr. Gallant Ship Citation ribbon bar, and Merchant Marine Mariner's Medal and citation letter to Mrs. S. Chamberlain (mother)."Mariner's Medal given to Cadet Midshipman Arthur Richard Chamberlin, Jr.,…
Medal, United States Maritime Service, Training Station, Sheepshead Bay, Small Boat Sailing Award
Ca. 1944. USMSTS Sheepshead Bay small boat handling/sailing award. Reverse has text, "Victory Crew."The training station regularly held small boat handling/sailing competitions. This medal is an award given to the best crew in one of the…
Medal, Soviet Union, Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (Murmansk Medal)
Ca. 1994. Soviet Union Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" and award booklet. The medal was instituted in 1985, but awarded to United States Merchant Mariners in 1994. It was given to those living veterans who…
Display, Framed medals and insignia
Accessioned 2012. Ribbons and USNR badge are circa 1944, medal 1946, and cap badge 1970s. Manufacturer below is deduced from design of item.Top to bottom, left to right:USMS Cap Badge (manu: Vanguard/N.S. Meyer)USNR Badge (manu: Vanguard)Atlantic…
Medal, Soviet Union, Medal "For Military Merit"
Ca. 1950. Postwar issue of the Soviet Union Medal "For Military Merit." Several medals of this sort were awarded to American Merchant seamen during the Second World War for their heroism on the Murmansk Run. A cadet-midshipman, Raymond R. Holubowicz…
Medal, Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class (Type 3)
Ca. 1985. Soviet Union Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class decoration Jubilee version of 1985 (Type 3). The hallmark denotes it being manufactured at the "Moscow Coinyard." This medal was awarded to a number of U.S. Navy Armed Guard members for…
Cap Badge, Gulf & South American Steamship Co. (GSA)
Ca. post-1952/53. Flag which comprises of central element of a licensed officer's cap badge.Hallmarked Gemsco A.G.O G2; G2 is an Army Insitute of Heraldry (IOH) manufacturer hallmark - A.G.O. "Army General Order" was found on insignia items from the…
Cap Badge, United Kingdom, Cunard Line, Officer
Ca. 1960s. Cap badge of the United Kingdom-flagged Cunard Line. The company is now a subsidiary of the ill-fated Carnival Cruise Line.
Epaulets and Cuff Lace, United Kingdom, Cunard Line, Junior Uncertified Engineer
Ca. 1960s. Epaulets and Cuff Lace for a Junior Uncertified EngineerCap badge of the United Kingdom-flagged Cunard Line. The company is now a subsidiary of the ill-fated Carnival Cruise Line.
Buttons, United Kingdom, Cunard Line, Officer
Ca, 1960s. Buttons of the United Kingdom-flagged Cunard Line officer. The company is now a subsidiary of the ill-fated Carnival Cruise Line.Cunard Line officers, since they were members of the British Merchant Navy worn Merchant Navy buttons, and not…
Cap Badge, United Kingdom, Mersey Docks & Harbour Board, Lock Keeper
Ca. 1940s. Cap badge worn by lock staff at Merseyside. These individuals were called "Marine Operators" or "Lock Keepers." The cap badge is gilt-brass and is without hallmark.The design of the badge mirrors that of train and land transit…
Cap Badge, Pacific Steamship Co., The Admiral Line, Surgeon
Ca. 1930s. Cap badge worn by a ship's surgeon aboard a Pacific Steamship Company, The Admiral Line ship. Although the badge is without a hallmark, the keeper screw "The Victory" was a common device from the mid-1930s.Pacific Steamship Company was a…
Cap Badge, STANVAC, Officer
Ca. late-1940s. Badge for a licensed officer serving aboard a STANVAC tanker. Flag is unable to be removed for inspection, but appears to be of NS Meyer construction; the distributor tag if Appel of New York - with design from…
Cap Badge, Grace Line, Officer
Ca. 1920s. This cap badge was worn by a Grace Line ship's officer. The low profile and construction of the badge is consistent with cap badges from the 1920s.
Cap Badge, Grace Line, Licensed Officer
Ca. 1950s. This cap badge is of the woven type popular with managing operators after the close of the Second World War. For expediency's sake, steamship companies used stamped metal and enamel flags on their cap badges; post-war saw a resurgence in…
Certificate of Membership, National Maritime Union
Ca. 1940. Certificate of Membership of Julia Serafin in National Maritime Union. Ms. Serafin was a Waitress and joined the Union in1936; it appears she left in 1940.
Epaulettes, United States Maritime Service, Captain
Ca. 1942-1943. These shoulder boards belonged to a captain in the USMS, For the time period, a captain in USMS was either a Master or Chief Engineer of a passenger or combination vessel of over 8,500 gross tons.
Epaulette, Merchant Marine, Assistant Purser
Ca. 1940s. This epaulette was worn by an individual in the Steward's Department and has the double-quill marker of a ship's purser. Larger shipping concerns or steamship companies used colored cloth between lace on shoulder boards (epaulettes) and…
Epaulettes, Merchant Marine, Senior Lieutenant (Deck)
Ca. 1940s. These epaulettes were worn with the white uniform.
Cap Badge, National Organization Masters, Mates and Pilots unionman
Ca. 1943-1944. The cap badge in context may be found here:
http://ianewatts.org/nommp-not-ussb
Cap Badge, States Lines, Officer
Ca. 1940s. This cap badge was worn by a ship's officer. It was acquired along with a USMS cap badge that dated from 1942-1945. I do not know which was worn first; although I suspect the States Line badge was first as officers, once they joined USMS,…
Cap Badge, United States Power Squadrons, Squadron Commander
ca. 1940s. Cap badge worn by a Squadron Commander within the civilian organization, United States Power Squadrons (USPS). The central device does not have a hallmark.From present regulations (2020):
"Cap device. The insigne worn on the uniform cap…
Cap Badge, American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines SS Co., Officer
Ca. 1964-1973. Cap badge for a senior officer on an American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines SS Co. ship. The flag has no hallmark but is consistent with the time period.From wikipedia:
"Jakob Isbrandtsen formed the American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines in…
Cap Tally, United States Maritime Service, Enlisted
Ca. 1942, The United States Maritime Service briefly issued trainees and enlisted members pancake hats until forbidden by the U.S. Navy in 1943. The tally is embroidered and not stamped (as are some examples).
Cap Badge, American President Lines, Officer
Ca. early-1940s. Cap badge used by an American President Lines officer. The central flag element has a Gemsco (General Embroidery and Military Supply Company) hallmark. Distributor of the badge is Appel Co.Please see the following page for more…
Cap Badge, Isthmian Steamship Co., Officer
Ca. early-1940s. Cap badge worn by an Isthmian Steamship Co, officer; badge is woven with embroidered details. Distributor tag is All-Bilt.
Cap Badge, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, Commissioned Officer
Ca. 1940s-1950s. Cap badge worn by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey commissioned officers; the Gemsco General Embroidery and Military Supply Company) tag and logo is consistent with late-1940s and 1950s manufacture. In terms of construction,…
Cap badge, American South African Lines, Officer
Ca. 1940s. Cap badge worn by an officer with American South African Lines; in 1948 this company was reorganized and called Farrell Lines. The entire construction has the Gemsco (General Embroidery and Military Supply Company) manufacturer tag, and…
Cap Badge, Maine Maritime Academy, Cadet
Ca. unknown. Cap badge worn by a Maine Martime Academy Cadet. Device is without a hallmark. Cap band stitching suggests 1960s.
Button, United States Army, Transport Service (2nd pattern)
Button, United States Army, Transport Service (2nd pattern), GO-6.
Manual, United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps, Regulations and Instructions, 1946
1946. Manual detailing all regulations for the USMMCC at the United States Merchant Marine Academy and Basic schools. Detailed here are the uniform plates.Thus far, I am only aware of two versions of "Regulations and Instructions" - the first is…
Cap Badge and Chin Strap Buttons, Engineer
Ca. 1930s-pre-1942. Cap badge worn by an A.B. or Engineer officer pre-war. It comprised of a wool badge sewn directly onto a mohair band. The band was removed from a cap which was unable to be conserved due to mold damage.The cap badge stitching is…
Cap Badge, United Kingdom, General Post Office Cable Ship, Officer
Ca. 1930s-1940s. Cap badge worn by an officer aboard a United Kingdom cable ship operated by the General Post Office.The badge is woven and embroidered with a central device depicting an hourglass in the hand of Old Father Time being shattered by an…
Badge, United States Naval Reserve
Ca. 1938-1941 (mid -1942). Removable USNR cloth badge. Until the advent of stamped-metal badges. embroidered badges with pin backs were used on both blue and white uniforms.
Insignia, Merchant Marine, Deck officer cuff devices
Ca. 1940s. As worn above rank lace, these devices denoted a deck officer;
Cap Badge, Panama Railroad Steamship Line
Ca. mid-1940s. Cap badge found on caps of Panama Railroad Steamship Line crewmembers.
Blazer Badges, United States Merchant Marine Academy
Ca. Unknown, perhaps early 2000s. ex-David Linwood Geyer, USMMA '44. Obituary claims 1944, old Alumni Association newsletter states 1943, present 1944; not present in 1944 Midships.After Mr. Geyer graduated from USMMA, he went to work for United…
Plaque, United States Navy, United States Naval Communications Station - Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory
Ca. 1970s. Wardroom plaque, US NAVCOMMSTA Diego Garcia BIOT.Immediately after the eviction of the island's residents and clearing the territory of the civilian population, the British and United States governments set about to militarize Diego…
Cap Badge, Luckenbach Shipping Lines, Officer
Ca. early-1940s cap badge & post-1955 wool backing. Cap badge is early 1940s vintage as the materials and GEMSCO hallmark attest; the backing's keeper pins are positively dated to post 1955 per the configuration of the dimples (two pairs of two).
Cap Badge, United Kingdom, Trinity House Pilot
ca. 1940s. Bullion wire on wool backing.
Cap Badge on band, United Kingdom, Merchant Navy, Chief Petty Officer
Ca. 1940s. Cap badge affixed to mohair band.
Cap Badge, United States Lines, Steward
Ca. 1931.
Cap Badge, United States Lines, Officer
Ca. 1931.
Epaulettes and Buttons, International Merchantile Marine - United States Lines, Officer.
Ca. 1930s. The epaulettes and buttons were removed from an old set of whites; in total there were five 40 ligne and two 28 ligne buttons. This catalog item shows only one of each button, as many are heavily tarnished. The buttons were affixed to the…
Cap (Khaki), United States Lines Officer
Ca, 1956. Ex-James J. Smith. 1956 awardee of USL DSM.
Cap (Khaki), United States Maritime Service Officer
Ca. 1940s. Cap badge is of Vanguard manufacture with smooth ribbon on the wreath element.