US WWII P1937 "Plastic" USMC Enlisted Cap & Right Collar Insignia
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $65.00

Original era manufacture. Both are of a composition material, either Bakelite, or Tenite, produced by Union Carbide and Eastman Kodak respectively, during the mid-war years due to a scarcity of strategic materials. See page 262 "Eagle, Globe, and Anchor Emblem: 1868-1963 Pictorial Guide" by Timothy F. Klie.