Is This WWII 8th Air Force Lucite Sweetheart Pin Theater Made?

[AirMechanic]

I recently acquired this neat WWII 8th Air Force lucite sweetheart pin, which is marked "Mother". Has anyone seen lucite 8th Air Force sweetheart pins like these before? Is this a theater made item, or perhaps even a piece of trench art, as I just don't get the feeling that this was a mass produced piece of American made sweetheart jewelry. Any help is appreciated!

[AirMechanic]

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[sundance]

Great unique item - never seen one.

[doyler]

Thats really a nice one

 

Very possible its a "one off" made by the individual or someone on base.Appears they too a 1st Lt. rank bar and engraved it then set it in the materails.

 

Possibley also done by a local english artisan on a small basis so many may not exist.Really hard to pin some of these items down.

[Brian Keith]

That is a really nice piece. I would call it "trench-art"! Is it a Lt. insignia? It was quite common to make things from plexy from the aircraft windows. Nicely done and very attractive. Thanks for posting it!

BKW

[VenitHora]

Very cool!