![]() I, WĮiseman-Ludmar Co., Inc., Hicksville, NY. (12C) I, M, Wįreeman Daughaday Co.(Norton, MA through 1946, then provenance, RI) Mĭenmark’s Military Equipment Corp., New York/Astoria, NY. (C24) IĬoro (Cohn & Rosenberger), New York, NY/provenance, RI. (C31) IĬolumbia Button & Nailhead Corp., New York, NY. (C25) IĬlassic Medallics, Inc., Long Island City, NY. ![]() I, WĬ & P Embroidery Co., Inc., North Bergen, NJ (C27) (textile, shoulder sleeve)Ĭarolina Service Co., Fayetteville, NC. Blackinton Company, Attleboro Falls, MA (VHB, B24). (B26) (textile)īerben Insignia Co., Philadelphia, PA. This was The Institute of Heraldry certification mark, not an abbreviation for General Insignia.) Wīende & Sons, Inc., Passaic, NJ. (Note: some postwar Bell Trading items also bear the mark "GI". (14B, B23)īell Trading Post (signpost with bell emblem). I, Mīee-Kay Parade Equipment Co., Bronx, NY. (B22) (textile)īastian Brothers, Rochester, NY. I, M, Wīaldwin Ribbon & Stamping, Woodside, NY. (A37) (plaque)īailey, Banks & Biddle, Philadelphia, PA (BB&B). Assman, Ludenscheid, Germany (“A” with extended crossbar). (CRA) I (primarily “made for collector” and veteran’s pieces)Īronoff Service Products Co., New York. (12A, A28) IĪnataya Brothers, Inc., Japan and Attleboro, MA. (Amico, 8A) I, WĪmerican Military Supply Corp., New York. I, M, WĪmerican Identification Products, Brooklyn, NY. ("snowflake" pattern) I, WĪmerican Emblem Company, Utica, NY (AE/AECo). (A25) (textile)Īmcraft/American Metal Crafts Co. (A30) IĪction Embroidery Corp., Ontario, CA. (A35) (textile)Īchievement Products, Inc., East Hanover, NJ. Emblems/Conrad Industries), Weaverville, NC. W= “Wing” qualification badges (aviation, airborne)Ī.B. I= Insignia (service arm, branch, distinctive unit, etc.) Categories of emblems known to have been made by each manufacturer are abbreviated as follows: However, a number of those do not make metal emblems and they are flagged with their specialty (textile, decal, bullion, plaque). ![]() All currently certified contractors who have been assigned a manufacturer’s hallmark code have been included. The Hilborn-Hamburger firm, for example, currently employs the code “H24.” However, this company made emblems decades before the implementation of the code mark system. Post-1950s alpha-numeric manufacturer’s codes are provided where applicable (see the following post for a compilation of these codes) but this should not be interpreted as the sole period of production for a company. Extreme and cryptic abbreviations and logos are listed in parenthesis. Emblems are often not marked with the manufacturer’s full name (for example, “Vanguard” instead of “Vanguard Military Equipment Co.”). Some companies also produced cloth insignia and other items that may bear these names or hallmarks. This catalog primarily lists manufacturers of metal emblems. See the following post for a list by code number. ![]()
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