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Ca. 1942-1945. Three-piece construction, full-size for wear on combination cap. No hallmark; however quite similar to Hillborn-Hamburger and is possibly an N.S. Meyer product.

This variation of the cap badge follows the woven badge carefully - it…

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1940s-usms-officer-capbadge-vanguard-1.JPG
Ca. 1942. Manu. Vanguard, New York.

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1942-usms-off.jpg
Ca. 1938-1942

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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…

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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…

usms-alcoa-1.JPG
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…

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Ca. 1938-1942. Manu.: American Emblem Co. Kepper post sawed off and replaced with straight pin.

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Ca. 1938-1942. Manu.: American Emblem Co. Associated collar dog matches that of the USMS officer trainee from 1938-1939; there is no associated nickel collar dog.

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Ca. 1938-1942.

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IMG_0003.JPG
ca. 1939-1942.

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Ca, 1939-1942

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usms-1938_42-officer.jpg
Ca. 1938-1939 (1940-1942?).Manufacturer: N.S. Meyer. Cap badge worn by officer trainees of the U.S. Maritime Service at East coast training stations. Record includes collar dogs of the same.https://ianewatts.org/usms-cap-badges/

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1938-usms-officerinductee-1.jpg
Ca. 1938-1939 (1940-1942?). Cap badge issued to "officer enrollees"; the earliest image of cap badge is from Hoffman Island in 1939.

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ca. 1939-1941.

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1920-usmailssco-1.jpg
Ca. 1920. Manu. S. Appel & Co., New York.

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Ca. 1920s. Also knows as U.S. Mail Line.

1941-usl-steward-uss_westpoint.JPG
Ca. 1941-1945

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1951-usl-steward1-1.JPG
Ca. 1951

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1929-usl-steward1-1.JPG
Ca. 1931.

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1951-usl-officer2-1.jpg
Ca. 1951

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1951-usl-officer1-1.JPG
Ca. 1951

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1931-usl-officer2-1.jpg
Ca. 1931

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1943-usl-officer2-1.jpg
Ca. 1943-1945

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1943-usl-officer1-1.JPG
Ca. 1943.

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1927-usl-officer1-2.jpg
Ca. 1927-1929. Badge does not glow; thus is period. Wire is non-magnetic and not tarnished, thus may be aluminum and not silver with a copper core.

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1932-usl-officer1-1.JPG
Ca. 1932-1938. Potential Able Seaman cap badge.

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1929-usl-officer1-1.jpg
Ca. 1929-1931.

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1929-usl-officer1-1.JPG
Ca. 1931.

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1923. In use between Spring and Summer 1923 on SS Leviathan.The backing is wool and eagle device is gold-plated copper or silver; stitched thread along the seam fluoresces under a black light indicating post-1950 repair. All other components of badge…

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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,…

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Ca. 1967-1970s. On Denmark's Military Equipment Corporation manufacturer/distributor card.

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Ca. 1960s.

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trinityhouse_pilot-1.jpg
ca. 1940s. Bullion wire on wool backing.

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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…

1940s-uk_merchantnavy-officer1.JPG
Ca. 1940s.

1940s-uk_merchantnavy-cpo2.JPG
Ca. 1940s.

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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…

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Ca. 1960s. Cap badge of the United Kingdom-flagged Cunard Line. The company is now a subsidiary of the ill-fated Carnival Cruise Line.

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Ca, 1941-1945.

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IMG_3822.JPG
Ca. 1942-1945

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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,…

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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…

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Ca. mid-1940s. Cap badge found on caps of Panama Railroad Steamship Line crewmembers.

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Ca. 1930s. Panama Mail Steamship Company was a subsidiary company of Grace Line (W. R. Grace & Co.) and was in operation from 1923 through the 1940s - when its ships were requisitioned by the War Shipping Administration. This cap badge was struck…

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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…

nommp-officer-1943-1.JPG
Ca. 1943-1944. The cap badge in context may be found here: http://ianewatts.org/nommp-not-ussb

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milwaukee_yc-1.JPG
Ca. 1930. Milwaukee Yacht Club Member. Enamel button on wool and bullion backing.

matson-woven-1.JPG
Ca. 1950s. After the Second World War, shipping companies reverted to using traditional embroidered cap badges in the place of stamped metal badges.

mainemma-1-1.JPG
Ca. unknown. Cap badge worn by a Maine Martime Academy Cadet. Device is without a hallmark. Cap band stitching suggests 1960s.

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Ca. 1930s. GEMSCO, Inc. cap flag is circa late 1930s; backing is of indeterminate age. Luckenback SS Co. was in operation from 1850 through 1974.

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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).

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Ca. early-1940s. Cap badge worn by an Isthmian Steamship Co, officer; badge is woven with embroidered details. Distributor tag is All-Bilt.

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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…

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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.

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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…

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Ca. 1945. Manufacturer: GEMSCO.

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tcwd-off-gemsco-2-1.jpg
Ca. 1945. Manufacturer: Gemsco.

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tcwd-off-gemsco-1-1.jpg
Ca. 1945. Manufacturer: Gemsco.

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tcwd-cpo-1.jpg
Ca. 1945-1949. Manufacturer: N.S. Meyer. This unofficial issue was created by using a USN CPO badge with the USN abbreviation removed and replaced with a TC wheel. The TC-WD did not have ranks, rather seaman license status; attribution of CPO is…

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1940s-ats-officer-unk-1.JPG
Ca. 1940s. Manu.: Gordon B Miller & Company of Cincinnati, Ohio; potentially worn in SWPA.

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ats-vanguard-1-1.jpg
Ca. 1942-1944. Manufacturer: Vanguard.

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hb-off-1.jpg
Ca. 1930s-1940s. Perhaps a restrike.

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asal-1-1.JPG
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…

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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…

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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.

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1930s-american-line-officer-1-1.jpg
Ca. 1920s. Enamel flag for cap badge.

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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…

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ca. 1930s. If a ship were under contact to carry "mails" for the United States Government, the vessel was required to carry two cadets: one in the Deck Department, and another in the Engineering Department. Due to the connection with mail, the cadets…

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1940s-uk_merchantnavy-cpo1.JPG
Ca. 1940s. Cap badge affixed to mohair band.

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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…

msc-watchman.jpg
Ca. 2005. Restrike of CPO cap badge "Watchman." Same device used in MSTS and MSC.

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