Original Items: Only One Lot of 13 Available. The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 ignited not only anger towards the enemy, it also sparked a wildfire of patriotism in every American in all corners of the country. As the war effort was kicked into overdrive, Americans did everything they could to remind each other why they were fighting and what could be lost. A prime example of these reminders are the various items you see featured in this lot. In the early years of WWII how could you not remember Pearl Harbor and the war?

The Items Featured In This Lot:
- x8 “Mechanical” Pencils: The pencils vary in size and text, all with the base message of “Remember Pearl Harbor”. Most are advertisement style in nature with names of businesses, establishments and military installations. All pencils promote the theme of Victory.

- x3 Packs of Playing Cards:

• Bridge Size Playing Cards presented by the James Austin Company and were manufactured by Austin’s Carpet Cleaner.
• Pinochle playing cards “Made In U.S.A.” dated 1945 from a card sized calendar present inside the pack.
• “Squadron Scramble Card Game No. 1” authorized Air Youth Game approved by the National Aeronautic Association. Made in U.S.A. by Whitman Publishing Co.

During World War II, the Whitman Publishing Company of Racine, Wisconsin, issued a series of World War II Booklets, trading cards, and Airplane Game Card sets. The trading cards and Airplane Game Cards sets were all of the standard PLC format with rounded corners. Whitman Publishing Company issued two distinct sets of Airplane Game Card set series during World War II. The two sets were “ZOOM” and “Squadron Scramble.” Both the Zoom and the Squadron Scramble games had two different sets of card games associated with them.

The game consists of a deck of 52 cards, including 3 cards each for 16 different types of American, British, German and Japanese military planes, 3 KEEP 'EM FLYING cards, and 1 VICTORY card. On each of the picture cards is reproduced an authentic scale drawing of a military plane. The planes are divided into two groups — bombers and fighters. The names of bombers are printed in red and the names of fighters in blue.

METHOD OF PLAY - the dealer shuffles the deck and deals seven cards, face down, to each of the players. The remainder of the deck is placed face down in the center of the table, the top card being turned up to form a discard pile. The player to the left of the dealer starts the game by drawing and discarding a card. He may draw from either the drawing or discard pile. A player may take any card in the discard pile but must always take all the cards on top of it.

The object of the game is to lay down complete sets of three cards — such as, the top, side, and front views of the Bell P-39 Fighter. Complete sets of cards may be laid down only during a player's turn and a card must be discarded unless the player is going out of the game. The player must give the name and nationality of the plane when he lays it down, and must forfeit his next turn if another player discovers he has not done this. The three KEEP 'EM FLYING cards and the VICTORY card are wild and may be used in place of any missing card when forming sets. A player having the card for which a wild card has been used may place that card in his opponent's set and take the wild card to use in forming his set of cards. A player may use a wild card as a fourth card in a set but only when he goes out. Sets of fighter planes may shoot down sets of enemy bombers. This is done as follows: At the time a player lays down a set of American or British fighters he looks at the cards his opponents have laid down. If any of these are either German or Japanese bombers, they may be shut down. The player who shoots down the bomber keeps the two sets of cards face down, next to him, to add to his score at the end of the round. Japanese and German fighters may shoot down British and American bombers the same way. The round is ended when one of the players has laid down or discarded all of his cards. A card need not be discarded on the final turn.

METHOD OF SCORING - At the end of the round each player scores 10 points for each bomber and 5 points for each fighter he has laid down and subtracts the same number of points for each of the cards remaining in his hand. A KEEP 'EM FLYING card counts the same as the card for which it was substituted; the VICTORY card doubles the score of the set in which it is used unless it is played on the last turn in which case it doubles the score for all cards which the player has laid down. If the player holds a KEEP 'EM FLYING card in his hand at the end of the round, 10 points must be subtracted from his score. If he holds the VICTORY card, 15 points must be subtracted. The first player to get 250 points wins the gain.

- x2 “Pearl Harbor” Knives 3 ½” Length Closed: The first knife appears to be of wartime construction and bears the text “V Remember Pearl Harbor II” on the handle. The second knife is for the 60th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. It features an image of a Japanese Zero flying towards an American battleship with the text “Dec. 7, 1941” and “60th Anniversary” on the handle.

WWII was a time of significant cultural upheaval and change in the United States. ... People communicated their patriotism by displaying items that signified support for and engagement in the war, and their homes reflected both their individual tastes and the United States' involvement in the global conflict. All items come ready to display in your homefront WW2 collections!