July Military Auction
Lot 25934:
Description
A collection of mid-20th-century hand-painted wooden wall plaques and emblems representing various units of the United States Marine Corps (USMC). These items are theater-made folk art souvenirs, likely dating to the World War II era or immediate post-war period. The collection consists of a disassembled large Eagle, Globe, and Anchor (EGA) emblem and multiple shield-shaped plaques.
The EGA emblem is constructed in four separate carved wooden pieces. It includes a large eagle with spread wings and a white-painted head, a central circular globe painted light blue with the Americas depicted in raised gold relief, a lower fouled anchor with carved rope detail, and a separate top anchor fluke section.
The shield-shaped plaques are uniform in design, featuring a red painted field with yellow borders. Each shield bears the hand-painted vertical text FMF-PAC, representing the Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. An eagle head profile is positioned on the left side of each shield, accented by four five-pointed stars. Each shield features a raised central circular disc displaying a specific unit or branch insignia:
1. Landing Vehicle, Tracked (LVT/Amtracs) profile.
2. War Dog/K9 unit featuring a dog head profile.
3. Marine Raider/Recon insignia featuring a hand clutching a combat dagger.
4. Armor unit featuring an M4 Sherman-style tank profile.
5. General or Command insignia with a large five-pointed star within a circle.
6. Signal/Communications insignia with a central pole and four lightning bolts.
7. Combat Engineers insignia featuring a three-towered castle.
8. Ordnance insignia featuring a vertical aerial bomb.
9. Artillery insignia featuring a profile of a field cannon.
Large EGA assembled width: Approximately 18 inches to 20 inches
Shield-shaped plaques: Approximately 15 inches height x 12.5 inches width. We do our best to describe all items in the sale, and we definitely take a ton of photos. But, we are not able to guarantee authenticity or era of items in the sale. Please carefully look at all photos (up to 100 in some cases on our in-house platform) to judge for yourself what you are buying. All sales are final. Our in-house shipping is available. Pickup is Wednesday, July 15, from Noon to 5 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: [email protected]. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pickup in 10 days or we will dispose and you will not receive a refund. AB346
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