Steel |
??? |
Lordship Industries, Inc. Hauppauge, NY. |
Vanguard Insignia Co. Norfolk, VA/Carlsbad, CA. |
Aluminum Back/Steel front |
Gemsco Milford, CT |
Lordship Industries, Inc. Hauppauge, NY. |
Vanguard Insignia Co. Norfolk, VA/Calsbad, CA. |
Steel |
Gemsco Milford, CT |
Loma Linda Cherrco Redlands, CA. |
Wolf-Brown, Inc. Los Angeles, CA |
Very Hard to bend Came from Purple Heart Ribs. |
Gemsco Milford, CT |
Loma Linda Cherrco Redlands, CA. |
Wolf-Brown, Inc. Los Angeles, CA |
Came from EAME Ribs. |
Gemsco Milford, CT |
Lordship Industries, Inc. Hauppauge, NY. |
Wolf-Brown, Inc. Los Angeles, CA |
Steel |
Ira Greene Co. NY/Providence, RI |
M22 Symbol-NY N.S. Meyer-New York, NY. |
Wolf-Brown, Inc. Los Angeles, CA |
1A - American Emblem Co.-Utica, NY ??? |
Ira Greene Co. NY/Providence, RI |
N.S. Meyer New York, NY. |
Wolf-Brown, Inc. Los Angeles, CA |
1A - American Emblem Co. Utica, NY ??? |
Ira Greene Co. NY/Providence, RI |
N.S. Meyer New York, NY. |
Wolf-Brown, Inc. Los Angeles, CA |
1A - American Emblem Co. Utica, NY ??? |
Gemsco Milford, CT |
Officers Equipment Co. Madison, NJ. |
Wolf-Brown, Inc. Los Angeles, CA |
1A - American Emblem Co. Utica, NY ??? |
General Merchandising Co. Milford, CT |
Harry Sugerman/Susco. San Antonio, TX |
Wolf-Brown, Inc. Los Angeles, CA |
Bende & Sons, Inc. Passaic, NJ |
Graco Awards, Inc. Tomball, TX |
Unidentified |
|
1P-C. Polk Co./Polk Sales Corp.-New York, NY ??? |
Graco Awards, Inc. Tomball, TX |
E.H. Simon Co. |
|
Columbia Button & Nailhead Corp.-New York, NY. ??? |
Graco Awards, Inc. Tomball, TX |
E.H. Simon Co. |
N.S. Meyer New York, NY. |
Denmark’s Military Equip. Corp. -New York/Astoria, NY. |
Graco Awards, Inc. Tomball, TX |
|
Wolf-Brown, Inc. Los Angeles, CA |
Denmark’s Military Equip. New York/Astoria, NY. |
Hillborn-Hamburger, Inc. Passaic, NJ |
|
Wolf-Brown, Inc. Los Angeles, CA |
General Insignia New York, NY. ??? |
Hillborn-Hamburger, Inc. Passaic, NJ |
Harry Sugerman/Susco. San Antonio, TX |
Los Angeles, CA |
O1 - Orber
Manufacturing
Co., Pawtucket, RI
P
P21 - C. Polk Co., New
York City, NY
P21 - Polk Sales Corp
(See
C. Polk Co.)
P23 - E.P. Industries,
Inc., Providence, RI - 2, 8
P24 - Ed Pereia Inc.,
Foster,
RI
P25 - Pecas Embroidery
Corp., North Bergen, NJ
R
R21 - Charles R.
Robbins
Company, Attleboro, Ma
R23 - Regal Emblem
Co.,
NY
R24 - The Reynolds
Co.,
Lincoln, RI - I
R25 - Rainbow Emblems,
Ind., Johnson, RI
R27 - Rainbow
Embroidery,
Plainfield, NJ - 1, 9
S
S19 - *UNKNOWN*
S21 - Harry Sugerman,
San
Antonio, Tx
S24 - Sherman
Manufacturing
Co., Providence, RI
S25 - Snag-Prufe
Fasteners,
Louisville, Ky
S30 - Ben Silver,
Inc.,
Manhasset, NY - I
S31 - N.G. Slater
Corp.,
New York City, NY
S33 - Schreyer
Embroidery
Co., Fairview, NJ - 1, 9
S35 - Simba Awards,
Ltd.,
Long Island, NY - 2, 8
S38 - The Supply Room,
Anniston, Al - 3, 8, 9
U
U21 - Urschel Tool
Corp.
Cranston, RI
V
V21 - Vanguard
Military
Equip. Co., Carlsbad, Ca - 5, 8, 9
V21 - Vanguard
Military
Equip. Co., Norfolk, Va - 5, 8, 9
V21 - Vanguard
Insignia
Co., Carlsbad, Ca - 5, 8, 9
V21 - Vanguard
Insignia
Co., Norfolk, Va - 5, 8, 9
V22 - Vulcan, Tokyo,
Japan
W
W22 - Wolf-Brown,
Inc.,
Los Angeles, Ca
W23 - Western Military
Supply Co., San Francisco, Ca
W23 - Western Military
Supply Co., Japan
W25 - Williams &
Anderson
Co., Providence, RI
W30 - Warwick Emblem
Supply,
Warwick, RI - 2, 8
W32 - Weingarten
Gallery,
Dayton, Oh
W32 - Weingarten
Gallery,
Indianapolis, In
Z
Z21 - Zart’s Inc.,
Pawtucket,
RI
Notes | Item_I | Item_M | Item_W | Code | Man_Name | City | Item |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I= Insignia (service arm, branch, distinctive unit, etc.) | |||||||
M= Medals | |||||||
W= “Wing” qualification badges (aviation, airborne) | |||||||
textile | A35 | A.B. Emblems and Caps | Weaverville, NC | ||||
I | D21 | A.H. Dondero, Inc. | Washington, D.C. | ||||
I | D2 | A.H. Dondero, Inc. | Washington, D.C. | ||||
I | D23 | A.J. Dennison & Co. | Riverside, RI | ||||
I | 5D | A.J. Dennison & Co. | Riverside, RI | ||||
AA in quotes | A.Valcan | Japan | |||||
I | A30 | Achievement Products, Inc. | East Hanover, NJ | ||||
textile | A25 | Action Embroidery Corp. | Ontario, CA. | ||||
Snowflake pattern | Amcraft | ||||||
Snowflake pattern | I | W | Amcraft/American Metal Crafts Co. | ||||
AE/AECo | I | M | W | American Emblem Co. | Utica, NY | ||
1A | American Emblem Co. | Utica, NY | |||||
I | A29 | American Identification Products, Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | ||||
I | W | 8A | American Insignia Co. (AMICO) | New York, NY | |||
Amico | I | A28 | American Military Supply Corp. | New York, NY | |||
I | A28 | American Military Supply Corp. | New York, NY | ||||
I | 12A | American Military Supply Corp. | New York, NY | ||||
I | A26 | Anataya Brothers, Inc. | Japan and Attleboro, | ||||
X | A27 | Apollo Jewelry Mfg Co. | New York, NY | ||||
X | 15A | Apollo Jewelry Mfg. Co. | New York, NY | ||||
X | A23 | Aronoff Service Products Co. | New York, NY | ||||
X | 4A | Aronoff Service Products Co. | New York, NY | ||||
X | 4A | Aronoff Service Products Co. | New York, NY | ||||
"H" in a circle | X | Attributed to Jack Heller | |||||
plaque | A37 | Award Crafters, Inc. | Chantilly, VA | ||||
I | W | 3P | B. Pasquale Co. | San Francisco, CA | |||
BB&B | I | M | W | Bailey, Banks & Biddle, Philadelphia, PA | |||
Metal | B31 | Baldwin Ribbon & Stamping | Woodside, NY. | ||||
textile | B22 | Bally Ribbon Mills | Bally, PA | ||||
B.B.Co. | I | M | Bastian Brothers | Rochester, NY | |||
X | 14B | Bee-Kay Parade Equipment Co. | Bronx, NY | ||||
X | B23 | Bee-Kay Parade Equipment Co. | Bronx, NY | ||||
Signpost with bell symbol-some postwar Bell Trading items also bear the mark "GI" | W | GI?? | Bell Trading Post | ||||
not to confuse this maker with The Institute of Heraldry's certification mark "GI" | I | GI?? | Bell Trading Post | ||||
Signpost with bell symbol-Some accompanied by "GI" | W | GI?? | Bell Trading Post | ||||
S30 | Ben Silver, Inc. | Manhasset, NY | |||||
(textile | B26 | Bende & Sons, Inc | Passaic, NJ | ||||
X | 12B | Berben Insignia Co. | Philadelphia, PA | ||||
palm tree logo | W | Beverly Craft | Beverly Hills, CA. | ||||
textile | C27 | C & P Embroidery Co., Inc. | North Bergen, NJ | ||||
I | W | P21 | C. Polk Co./Polk Sales Corp. | New York, NY | |||
I | W | 1P | C. Polk Co./Polk Sales Corp. | New York, NY | |||
CP&Co | I | W | 1P | C. Polk Co./Polk Sales Corp. | New York, NY | ||
P in a circle | I | Carl Poellath | Schrobenhausen, Germany | ||||
I | C25 | Carolina Service Co. | Fayetteville, NC | ||||
I | W | R21 | Charles M. Robbins Co. | Attleboro, MA | |||
R in diamond w/wings | I | W | R21 | Charles M. Robbins Co. | Attleboro, MA | ||
Three cartouches in a row(right one has a bird, middle one has upraised arm with sword) | I | W | R21 | Charles R, Robbins | |||
"R" in diamond w/wing to right | I | W | Charles R. Robbins Company | ||||
I | C31 | Classic Medallics, Inc. | Long Island City, NY | ||||
C.B. ?? | I | C24 | Columbia Button & Nailhead Corp. | New York, NY | |||
I | M | W | 12C | Coro-Cohn & Rosenberger | New York, NY/Providence, RI. | ||
I | C23 | Crest-Craft Co. | Cincinnati, OH | ||||
I | 6D | Denmark’s Military Equipment Co. | New York, NY | ||||
I | D22 | Denmark’s Military Equipment Corp. | New York/Astoria, NY. | ||||
I | D1 | Dohmer | Germany | ||||
SIMON-GI--E&H SIMON | M | E.H. Simon Co./Simco | |||||
diamond with vertical lightning GI | M | E.H. Simon Co./Simco | |||||
I | P23 | E.P. Industries, Inc. | Cranston, RI | ||||
I | E24 | Eagle Regalia Co. | New York, NY | ||||
I | E28 | Ebsco Industries, Inc. | Birmingham, AL | ||||
I | P24 | Ed Pereia, Inc. | Foster, RI | ||||
I | W | E31 | Eiseman-Ludmar Co., Inc. | Hicksville, NY | |||
LE | I | W | Eisenstadt Jewelry Co | St. Louis, MO | |||
I | E21 | Emblem and Badge Co. | Providence, RI | ||||
I | E23 | Emblem Supply Co., Inc. | Central Falls, RI | ||||
I | 1E | Emblem Supply Co., Inc. | Central Falls, RI | ||||
I | E25 | Emblemcraft Ltd | New York, NY | ||||
I | E27 | Erffmeyer & Son, Ind. | Milwaukee, WI | ||||
I | E26 | Eveready Embroidery, Inc. | Jersey City, NJ | ||||
Letter "N" in a circle | M | F. H. Noble & Co. | Chicago, IL. | ||||
"N" in a circle | M | F.H. Noble & Co | Chicago, IL. | ||||
“A” with extended crossbar | F.W. Assman & Sohn | Ludenscheid, Germany | |||||
“A” with extended crossbar | I | W | F.W. Assman, Ludenscheid | Germany | |||
I | 2F | Frank Brothers | San Antonio, TX | ||||
Starburst pattern interspersed with diamond shapes | I | W | Gemsco | ||||
I | W | G2 | Gemsco-General Merchandising Co. | Milford, CT | |||
I | W | G22 | Gemsco-General Merchandising Co. | Milford, CT | |||
plaque | G25 | General Display Co. | Manassas, VA | ||||
G&S Co | I | George & Sidney's Brass Shop | Taipei, Taiwan | ||||
I | G13 | Gordon's Fort Meade | Odenton, MD | ||||
I | M24 | Gordon's Fort Meade | Odenton, MD | ||||
M | G27 | Graco Awards, Inc. | Tomball, TX | ||||
I | Great American Weaving Corp. | Bally, PA | |||||
"F" in vertical oval with crossed swords behind | I | W | Gustave Fox Co. | Cincinnati, OH. | |||
X | H27 | Hallmark Emblems, Inc. | |||||
"H" in a diamond | W | Haltom Jewelers | |||||
Later Hilborn-Hamberger/Imperial), Passaic, NJ | I | M | H24 | Hillborn-Hamburger, Inc. | Passaic, NJ | ||
H-H Imperial | I | M | Hillborn-Hamburger, Inc. (5) | Passaic, NJ | |||
eagle logo | I | M | Hillborn-Hamburger, Inc. (5) | Passaic, NJ | |||
H-H | I | M | Hillborn-Hamburger, Inc. (5) | Passaic, NJ | |||
HLP-GI | M | H25 | His Lordship's Products, Inc. | New York, NY | |||
LS-GI | M | L1 | HLI Lordship Industries Inc. | Hauppauge, NY | |||
M | L22 | HLI Lordship Industries Inc. | Hauppauge, NY | ||||
W | HR | Homrichous Co | Memphis, TN. | ||||
I | I21 | International Insignia Corp. | Providence, RI | ||||
I | G23 | Ira Greene Co. | NY/Providence, RI | ||||
I | 3G | Ira Greene Co. | New York, NY | ||||
I | G3 | Ira Greene Co. | New York, NY | ||||
Hanco | I | Irvin H. Hahn Company | Baltimore, MD | ||||
I | 1H | Irvin H. Hahn Company | Baltimore, MD | ||||
I | H22 | Irvin H. Hahn Company | Baltimore, MD | ||||
rooster logo | I | Irvin H. Hahn Company | Baltimore, MD | ||||
"J" and "O" in upper left and lower right segments of a shield, surmounted by crown | W | J. O'Brien Badge Co. | |||||
"H" in a circle? | H | Jack Heller | |||||
textile | J23 | Jacqueline Embroidery Co. | Toms River, NJ | ||||
I | K25 | KB Specialties | Bellflower, CA | ||||
KBS | I | KB Specialties | Bellflower, CA | ||||
I | M | W | K21 | Krew,Inc. | Attleboro,MA | ||
I | M | W | 1K | Krew,Inc. | Attleboro,MA | ||
I | M | W | B21 | L.G. Balfour Co. | Attleboro, MA | ||
LGB | I | M | W | L.G. Balfour Co. | Attleboro, MA | ||
I | M | W | 1B | L.G. Balfour Co. | Attleboro, MA | ||
I | L21 | Leavens Manufacturing Co. | Attleboro, MA | ||||
I | L23 | Leonard Embroidery Company | Philadelphia, PA | ||||
I | 2L | Leonard Embroidery Company | Philadelphia, PA | ||||
I | L24 | Loma Linda Cherrco | Redlands, CA. | ||||
I | M27 | Loren Murchison & Co. | Attleboro, MA | ||||
LARS | I | Los Angeles Rubber Stamp Co | Los Angeles, CA | ||||
2S | Manufacturer Unknown | ||||||
S19 | Manufacturer Unknown | ||||||
X | 6K | Martin Kahn | Bronx, NY | ||||
I | M23 | McCabe Brothers | New York, NY | ||||
I | M | Medallic Art Co | New York, NY | ||||
I | M29 | Midwest Trophy Co. | Del City, OK | ||||
I | M29 | Military Art & Emblem Co. | Hyattsville, MD | ||||
X | M24 | Military Manufacturer of Maryland | Odenton, MD. | ||||
X | G18 | Military Manufacturers of Maryland | Odenton, MD. | ||||
I | M21 | Military Post Suppliers | Newark, NJ | ||||
I | M7 | Military Post Suppliers | Newark, NJ | ||||
I | 7M | Military Post Suppliers | Japan/Newark, NJ | ||||
I | M28 | Minero-Newcome & Co. | New York, NY | ||||
I | 1M | Minero-Newcome & Co., | New York, NY | ||||
I | M12 | Monarch Military Products Co., Inc. | New York, NY | ||||
textile | M36 | Motex Inc. | West New York, NJ | ||||
I | S31 | N.G. Slater Corp. | New York, NY | ||||
I | M | W | 9M | N.S. Meyer | New York, NY | ||
I | M | W | M22 | N.S. Meyer | New York, NY | ||
NBI Japan | I | National Badge & Insignia Co. | Japan/Washington, DC. | ||||
NDC | I | National Decoration Co. | Shanghai, China | ||||
NGBC | I | National Guard Equipment Company | New York, NY | ||||
NUS | W | Naval Uniform Supply | |||||
I | N22 | New England Trophy & Engraving Co. | Boston,MA. | ||||
M | Northern Stamping Co. | ||||||
X | N31 | Northwest Territory Mint | Auburn, WA | ||||
I | O22 | Officers Equipment Co. | Madison, NJ | ||||
OEC14-81 | I | M30 | Officers Equipment Co. | Madison, NJ | |||
OEC | I | M30 | Officers Equipment Co. | Madison, NJ | |||
I | W | O-1 | Orber Mfg. Co. | Pawtucket, RI | |||
I | W | 1O | Orber Mfg. Co. | Pawtucket, RI | |||
I | W | 3P | Pasquale Uniform Company | San Francisco, CA | |||
textile | P25 | Pecas Embroidery Corp., | North Bergen, NJ | ||||
PIGI | Princeton Industries, Inc. | Providence, RI. | |||||
I | R25 | Rainbow Emblems, Inc. | Johnson, RI | ||||
I | R27 | Rainbow Embroidery | Plainfield, NJ | ||||
I | S44 | Sayre Enterprises | Buena Vista, VA | ||||
textile | S33 | Schreyer Embroidery Co. | Fairview, NJ | ||||
I | 3S | Sherman Manufacturing Co. | Providence, RI | ||||
I | S24 | Sherman Manufacturing Co. | Providence, RI | ||||
I | 3S | Sherman Manufacturing Co. | Providence, RI | ||||
I | S35 | Simba Awards, Ltd. | Long Island City, NY | ||||
I | S25 | Snag-Prufe Fasteners | Louisville, KY | ||||
purchased by Ira Green | I | S21 | Susco/Harry Sugerman Inc. | San Antonio, TX | |||
I | 6G | The Green Company | Kansas City,KS | ||||
Green KC | I | 6G | The Green Company | Kansas City,KS | |||
I | G24 | The Green Company | Kansas City, KS | ||||
W | K24 | The Kinney Co. | Providence, RI | ||||
W | K24 | The Kinney Co. | Providence, RI | ||||
“K Co.” in a shield | W | K24 | The Kinney Co. | Providence, RI | |||
I | M30 | The Metal Arts Co. | Rochester, NY | ||||
AMACO | I | M30 | The Metal Arts Co. | Rochester, NY | |||
I | R23 | The Regal Emblem Co. | New York, NY | ||||
I | R24 | The Reynolds Co. | Lincoln, RI | ||||
I | S38 | The Supply Room | Anniston, AL | ||||
X | 2W | The Wallace Co., Inc. | Providence, RI | ||||
"WL" script in a shield | I | The Walter Lampl Co. | New York, NY. | ||||
"WL" in script on a shield | I | The Walter Lampl Co. | |||||
"WL Co" in 2 linked ovals | I | The Walter Lampl Co. | |||||
"U" with arrow passing through it | M | Uncas Manufacturing | |||||
Letter "U" with arrow through it | M | Uncas Mfg. Co. | Providence, RI. | ||||
"N" in a circle | Unidentified | ||||||
S-26 | Unidentified | ||||||
“C” with lightning | Unidentified | Unidentified | |||||
Goat's head (?) in a shield | Unidentified | ||||||
“M” in a square | Unidentified | ||||||
MC767 | Unidentified | ||||||
oTc | Unidentified | ||||||
"S" in a circle | Unidentified | ||||||
"S" in a shield | Unidentified | ||||||
seashell pattern | Unidentified | ||||||
"S.S. Ltd." | Unidentified | ||||||
starburst and diamond | Unidentified | ||||||
1946 Sendai | Unidentified | Japan | |||||
"M" in a vertical diamond-early Pilot wing | Unidentified | ||||||
JO | W | Unidentified-J. O'Brien & Co.? | |||||
I | 6U | United Military | New York, NY | ||||
I | 4U | Uris Sales Corp. | New York, NY | ||||
I | U21 | Urschel Tool Corp. | Cranston, RI | ||||
I | W | B24 | V. H. Blackinton & Co, Inc. | Attleboro Falls | |||
I | W | V21 | Vanguard Military Equipment Corp /Vanguard | Brooklyn/NYC/Norfolk, VA/Carlsbad, CA | |||
I | W | 1V | Vanguard Military Equipment Corp. | Brooklyn, NY | |||
“AT” in heart | I | Vulcan | Tokyo, Japan | ||||
I | V22 | Vulcan Industries | Birmingham, AL. | ||||
I | 1J | Warren Jay Products Corp. | New York, NY | ||||
I | W30 | Warwick Emblem Supply | Warwick, RI | ||||
I | W32 | Weingarten Gallery | Dayton, OH/Indianapolis, IN. | ||||
I | W23 | Western Military Supply Co. | Japan/San Francisco, CA. | ||||
"WH" in a shield | I | M | W | Whitehead and Hoag | Newark, NJ. | ||
"WH" in a shield | I | M | W | Whitehead-Hoag | |||
"WL Co" in 2 linked ovals | W | William Link & Co. | |||||
WACO | I | Williams & Anderson Co | Providence, RI | ||||
diamond with vertical lightning GI [From internet] | Williams & Anderson Co | Providence, RI | |||||
I | W25 | Williams & Anderson Co. | Providence, RI | ||||
WA-NY | W | Wolf Appleton Co. | New York, NY | ||||
I | W22 | Wolf-Brown, Inc. | Los Angeles, CA | ||||
I | Z21 | Zart’s Inc. | Pawtucket, RI |