Beautiful, Rare Ca Early 1950s Trans World Airlines (TWA) Captain Wing by Balfour
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This is a beautiful and rare circa early 1950s captain wing from Trans World Airlines, which began in 1930 when Transcontinental Air Transport merged with Western Air Express. The gold-filled wing is by Balfour, with a Native American man's head in profile at center and fine detailing on the feathers.
VINTAGE:Circa early 1950s.
SIZE:Approximately 1-5/16" in height and 3-3/8" in width.
CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:Gold-filled.
ATTACHMENT:Two screw posts with disc backing (one backing is absent).
MARKINGS:LGB (Balfour) mark, 1/20 10K GF.
ITEM NOTES:This is from an airline collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VBJJX12 LHEJX8/12 SHEJX4/14
CONDITION:8 (Excellent-): The wing shows very light wear only.
GUARANTEE:As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
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