U.S. Maritime Commission Cadre /U.S. Maritime Service Chief Petty Office cap badge (Type 1)One piece construction. Seal, 25mm diameter; Anchor, 50mm length.Obscured AE CO N.Y. hallmark (American Emblem Company)Anchor and device stamped brass; blue enamel band and red, white & blue shield.Early Second World War era; 1942. This is the first design of the […]
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U.S. Maritime Service Chief Petty Officer
U.S. Maritime Service Chief Petty Office cap badge (Type 2a – Variant 1)One-piece construction. Seal, 25mm diameter; Anchor, 50mm length.A. E. Co. (American Emblem Company, Utica, New York) hallmark.Anchor and device stamped nickel; red enamel band and shield.Circa 1942. This is the first example of the second design of the USMS CPO hat badge; the […]
U.S. Maritime Service Chief Petty Officer
U.S. Maritime Service Chief Petty Office hat badge (1st design, 2nd pattern) One piece construction. Seal, 25mm diameter; Anchor, 50mm length. Obscured AE CO N.Y. hallmark (American Emblem Company). Anchor and device stamped nickel; blue enamel band and red, white & blue shield. This is the second pattern of the first design of the USMS […]
U.S. Maritime Service Chief Petty Officer
U.S. Maritime Service Chief Petty Office cap badge (Type 2 – Variant 2) One piece construction. Seal, 25mm diameter; Anchor, 50mm length. Coro (Cohn & Rosenberger) hallmark. Anchor and device stamped brass, sterling plated (marked); red enamel band and shield. Mid-to-post Second World War era; 1942-1947. This is the second design of the USMS CPO […]
Hat Badge Production Methods
Maritime Service CPO obverse. Red enamels and silver. Maritime Service CPO Reverse. Note silver toning of solder. The methods of making a hat badge are similar to the process of making a coin: they can be cast or stamped… only there’re additional processes after the initial coining (stamping). Casting a badge is often imprecise and […]