Brig Posted April 23, 2007 Share #1 Posted April 23, 2007 here are 3 pieces in my collection. I believe all 3 are WWII era, correct me if you know otherwise... 1...a sweetheart locket I picked up yesterday at a antique store for 10 bucks. The loop for the chain is broken off, and there's no picture. it's hinged, with the USN anchor being a seperate piece that's been attached... inside is marked /20 12K G.F. ON Sterling A.L.L. C.O. 2...another beautiful sweetheart piece, Naval emblem on red white and blue painted shield. I was told this might be pre-WWII, due to the way the bird's facing. any ideas? pinback, with a loop for a chain that is absent. back marked 'Goldfilled' 3...circular pinback piece with part of the chain still attached with a USN anchor. think it's WWII, not so sure. any opinions would be great I personally think items one and two are very nice examples of sweetheart pieces, higher quality than a lot of the items floating around back then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share #2 Posted June 28, 2007 time to bump this up and see if any of the newer members know as to the eras of these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted June 28, 2007 Share #3 Posted June 28, 2007 The left-facing eagle was dropped as of the 1941 uniform regs. The pins with the USN across the anchor are are chief petty officer insignia. Supposedly in 1941 the insignia (actually the cap badge) went from twisted wire to chain for anchor. Yours all look like the have the twisted wire (actually looks like rope to me) so they may be pre-41. The curve of the "USN" also changed over the years however because there are sweetheart pieces, they would not necessarily follow the same standards as the cap ornaments. There's a nice webpage on CPO insignia at http://www.quarterdeck.org/uniforms/CPO_Ha.../HatDevices.htm I would guess these are maybe 1941 or earlier. It doesn't seem like this kind of thing would have been produced during the war, but I could be wrong on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share #4 Posted June 28, 2007 thanks for the link... I think sweetheart manufactorer's often failed to follow the regs. I also think that wartime sweetheart pieces were more plain, like the USN disc with chain. Not sure if they'd put the effort and detail into them as with the locket and left facing eagle, due to wartime material restrictions and the fact they were probably mass-produced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff TX Posted November 27, 2015 Share #5 Posted November 27, 2015 Please help ID the period of this USN sterling (0.45 oz) locket with sailor photo. There are three white stripes on his uniform. I found this sweetheart locket along with WWI home front Red Cross and War Bond material, as well as with a WWI MEDAL. Is it WWI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff TX Posted November 27, 2015 Share #6 Posted November 27, 2015 Here's the locket picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted November 28, 2015 Share #7 Posted November 28, 2015 Nice looking stuff.Not my field but I like the eagle with colored shield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1SG_1st_Cav Posted November 28, 2015 Share #8 Posted November 28, 2015 Nice pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share #9 Posted November 28, 2015 Funny how old threads come to life. I must have sold all of the pieces pictured above 5+ years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff TX Posted November 28, 2015 Share #10 Posted November 28, 2015 Brig- do you have a guesstimate on the value of the sterling WWI USN locket weighting 0.45 oz? Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted November 28, 2015 $20-$40, depending on the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff TX Posted November 28, 2015 Share #12 Posted November 28, 2015 Thanks Brig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Jerry Posted November 29, 2015 Share #13 Posted November 29, 2015 Navy guy in locket was WW1 era with the big floppy "Donald Duck" hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff TX Posted November 29, 2015 Share #14 Posted November 29, 2015 Thanks for the confirmation Mr. Jerry! What is your value opinion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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